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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Evidence shows benefit of RSV vaccines as Trump officials push restrictions

a young child getting a shot
Merle Galicio holds his daughter, Jaya Galicio, nine months, as she gets an RSV shot in Long Beach, California. Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images

As US officials move to restrict vaccines, including the shots to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), more evidence is emerging to confirm how dramatically the jabs reduce hospitalizations.

Announced last week as part of new restrictions on one-third of all routine childhood vaccines, RSV shots are now recommended only for high-risk babies, instead of all infants. The Trump administration announcement was led by prominent vaccine critic and health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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