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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Stobbe and Kenya Hunter

RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states.

To help counter the surge, federal officials on Thursday announced they were releasing 77,000 doses of a new RSV shot for newborns that have been in short supply.

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