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Single jab will offer ‘protective bubble’ to premature babies this winter

Nirsevimab helps to protect premature babies against respiratory syncytial virus (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

A single, long-lasting jab that offers a “protective bubble” to premature babies from a common virus is set to be rolled out on the NHS in England this autumn.

Experts say the drug will give thousands of vulnerable infants “their own suit of armour” for their first winter.

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