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NEW RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) VACCINATION PROGRAMME

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a respiratory virus that is most common over the winter period. Whilst symptoms can be mild, RSV accounts for around 30,000 hospitalisations of children under 5 in the UK annually and for 20 to 30 infant deaths.

RSV can also be severe in older adults, causing pneumonia and affecting lung disease and other long-term conditions. In those age 75 and over RSV causes around 9,000 hospitalisations.

The vaccination programme is specifically targeting older adults aged 75-79 and pregnant women from 28 weeks onwards. More information can be found on the NHS website:

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