Another area which adds complexity to maternal vaccine studies is the issue of consent. Depending on regulations, consent may be required from both parents on behalf of the newborn infant.

Pregnant women are now able to get the maternal RSV vaccine, Abrysvo, for free under the National Immunisation Program.

and that the vaccine was safe. In addition to the maternal vaccine, nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody, provides effective protection against severe RSV disease. It’s delivered to the ...

Picture: Supplied Founding director of the Immunisation Foundation of Australia, Catherine Hughes, said the increased maternal vaccination would slash infant hospitalisations by 10,000 per year.

"We think that this program, the maternal vaccine, and the vaccine for newborns, will reduce that number by as much as 10,000 hospitalisations. "An enormous relief to mums and dads who've just had ...

Three-quarters of infants were exposed to the maternal RSV vaccine or nirsevimab during their first RSV season. Younger mothers and Black mothers were less likely to receive the maternal vaccine.

The high prevalence of diphtheria and the challenge of zero-dose immunisation have been identified as major factors contributing to Kano State’s alarming maternal and neonatal mortality rates.

The free RSV vaccines will be able to be administered to pregnant women around the same time as other maternal immunisations such as for influenza or whooping cough. The vaccine would ordinarily ...

It's recommended those who are between 32 weeks and 36 weeks pregnant get one dose of the maternal RSV vaccine, Abrysvo, administered September through January. Adults 75 and older and those 60-74 ...