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Maternal RSV vaccine protects mothers and babies
Friday, 4 September, 2026

In the news:RSV vaccines of mothers during pregnancy provides a 78 to 81 percent reduction in RSV-associated hospitalisation of babies from birth through 6 months of age.An analysis of the headline news of the latest study on cholesterol lowering drugs for people over 70 years of age.A clarification on our reporting of the two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania from last week's story.ReferencesMaternal RSVpreF Vaccine Effectiveness Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Hospitalized InfantsNew England Journal of Medicine: Atorvastatin, Cardiovascular Events, and Disability-free Survival in Older AdultsThe BMJ: Measles: CDC refuses to record Pennsylvania fatalities in “measles associated deaths” row