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718 - Why So Many Babies Didn't Get RSV Vaccines This Winter
Season 9 · Episode 718

718 - Why So Many Babies Didn't Get RSV Vaccines This Winter

Public Health On Call · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

February 9, 202420m 11s

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Show Notes

When the FDA approved an RSV vaccine for infants in July of 2023, parents and pediatricians rejoiced. But product shortages and a patchwork of insurance coverage throttled the rollout, leaving many babies still unprotected this winter. Pediatrician and Internist Dr. Wendie Grader-Beck talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about her frustrations around implementation, and what needs to be done before the next RSV season for this lifesaving technology to fulfill its promise.