Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination during Pregnancy and Effects in Infants

A. Madhi, Shabir; P. Polack, Fernando; A. Piedra, Pedro; M. Muñoz, Flor; Trenholme, Adrian; A. F. Simões, Eric; K. Swamy, Geeta; Agrawal, Sapeckshita; Ahmed, Khatija; August, Allison; H Baqui, Abdullah; Calvert, Anna; Chen, Janice; Cho, Iksung; F. Cotton, Mark; Cutland, Clare; A. Englund, Janet; Fix, Amy; Gonik, Bernard; L. Hammitt, Laura; T. Heath, Paul; N. de Jesus, Joanne; E. Jones, Christine; Khalil, Asma; W. Kimberlin, David; Libster, Romina; J. Llapur, Conrado; Lucero, Marilla; Pérez Marc, Gonzalo; Marshall, Helen; Masenya, Masebole; Martinón‐Torres, Federico; K. Meece, Jennifer; Nolan, Terry; Osman, Ayman; P. Perrett, Kirsten; S. Plested, Joyce; Richmond, Peter; D. Snape, Matthew; H. Shakib, Julie; Shinde, Vivek; Stoney, Tanya; Nigel Thomas, D.; Tita, Alan; W. Varner, Michael; Vatish, Manu; Vrbicky, Keith; Wen, Judy; Zaman, Khalequ; J. Zar, Heather; M. Glenn, Gregory; Fries, Louis

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1908380

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination during Pregnancy and Effects in Infants

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 29, 2020

Authors:

Shabir A. Madhi

Fernando P. Polack

Pedro A. Piedra

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the dominant cause of severe lower respiratory tract infection in infants, with the most severe cases concentrated among younger infants. METHODS: Healthy pregnant women, at 28 weeks 0 days through 36 weeks 0 days of gestation, with an expected delive...

Subject

Respiratory system

Medicine

Virus

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