The CDC projects that COVID infections are growing or likely growing in most states.
The authors show how a relatively small serosurveillance scheme could complement traditional surveillance, enhancing epidemic understanding and forecast modeling.
For infants born from October to February, maternal vaccination was cost-effective, but nirsevimab was cost-effective only in those born in October and November.
Officials estimated that 228 fewer babies younger than 3 months older were hospitalized for serious RSV infection during the peak of the season, a number they hope will increase as more women are vaccinated.
The odds of a respiratory tract infection and any infection were lower in the SARS-CoV-2 group.
Adults 65 and older hospitalized for RSV had higher rates of poor outcomes like heart conditions, ICU admission, and 30-day mortality.
Among adults with RSV pneumonia, dementia was tied to the highest odds for ICU admission.
India has now reported 6 Nipah virus cases in the past year, all in the hot spot area in Kerala state.
Second-season hospitalization rates among kids with Down syndrome or those who were born prematurely were fivefold higher than for all children in the first season.
The April RSV, meningococcal, and chikungunya vaccine recommendations from the previous ACIP panel are now official policy.
