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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Babies should get new drug that prevents RSV, CDC panel says
The drug, developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi, is expected to be ready in the fall before the RSV season, typically November through March.
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newborns
If the FDA ultimately approves the maternal shot, it would mark a second milestone in the decades-long quest to prevent the respiratory syncytial virus.
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PublishedMay 3, 2023
U.S. approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts
The move sets the stage for adults 60 and older to get vaccinated this fall.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Influenza cases continue to surge in Maine
Maine reported 3,275 new cases of flu on Tuesday.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Midcoast schools close for deep cleaning after outbreak of respiratory illness
Dozens of students in Topsham and Harpswell have contracted a virus believed to be RSV.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Influenza cases in Maine doubled in the last week
Maine recorded 1,720 new cases of influenza during the week ending Dec. 2, and flu-related hospitalizations nearly quadrupled from the previous week, going from 17 to 63.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
RSV may be peaking in Maine, but flu hospitalizations are on the rise
Maine is seeing an increase in influenza cases and hospitalizations.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
U.S. flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread
Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
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