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Nicoletta Lanese

'Powerful' new RSV prevention drug should be available to all infants this fall, CDC says

photo shows a woman's arms holding a baby in a yellow onesie, who has an adhesive bandage on her outer thigh as if the baby just got an injection

Every newborn and infant under 8 months old should be given a "powerful" new drug to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this upcoming season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Thursday (Aug. 3). 

The new drug isn't a vaccine, but rather contains lab-made proteins that latch onto the virus and block infection.

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