{"id":1975259,"date":"2023-07-17T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-approves-rsv-preventative-injection-for-infants\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T19:33:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T23:33:02","slug":"fda-approves-rsv-preventative-injection-for-infants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-approves-rsv-preventative-injection-for-infants\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA approves injection to prevent RSV in babies."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffda-approves-rsv-preventative-injection-for-infants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The FDA \u200bApproves New Preventative Injection for Infants \u2063to Combat RSV<\/h2>\n<p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)\u200c made\u2063 an \u2062exciting announcement on Monday, granting full approval for a\u200d groundbreaking preventative \u2063injection\u200c designed to protect\u200b infants under the age of 2 from <a title=\"The FDA Just Authorized an At-Home Test for COVID-19, RSV and the Flu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fda-just-authorized-an-at-home-test-for-covid-19-rsv-and-the-flu\/\">respiratory syncytial virus<\/a>\u2063 (RSV). This\u2064 new development is a <a title=\"Democrat-Controlled House Passes .9 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Two Dems Vote Against It\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-controlled-house-passes-1-9-trillion-stimulus-bill-two-dems-vote-against-it\/\">significant step forward<\/a> in safeguarding the health \u2062and\u200d well-being \u200bof our \u200byoungest population.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d approval of AstaZeneca&#8217;s\u2063 Beyfortus comes as a welcome relief, \u200cespecially\u200c after\u200d the\u2062 challenging &#8220;tripledemic&#8221; \u200dof \u200cinfluenza, COVID-19, and RSV that overwhelmed\u2064 children&#8217;s \u2063hospitals during the 2022 fall and winter\u2063 infection\u200d season. With this\u200b fast-track\u2064 approval, we\u2063 can now provide infants\u200b with an additional layer of defense against RSV.<\/p>\n<h3>Monoclonal Antibody\u2063 Treatment \u2062for Maximum Protection<\/h3>\n<p>Beyfortus is a remarkable monoclonal antibody \u2062treatment, a \u2063<a title=\"Florida To Begin Pushing Monoclonal Antibody Therapy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-to-begin-pushing-monoclonal-antibody-therapy\/\">laboratory-made protein<\/a> \u2064that closely\u2064 mimics \u200bthe body&#8217;s <a title=\"FDA Official Pitches Fifth COVID Shot for Fall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-official-pitches-fifth-covid-shot-for-fall\/\">natural immune system<\/a>. The FDA recommends administering one\u200d dose \u200bof these powerful antibodies \u200dto \u200dinfants through an intramuscular\u2063 injection before or during\u2064 the RSV season to ensure maximum\u2063 protection.<\/p>\n<p>John Farley, \u2062the \u2064research director\u200c for the FDA&#8217;s Office of Infectious Diseases, emphasized the importance of \u200bthis \u200dnew preventative measure, \u2063stating, \u2063&#8221;RSV can \u2064cause\u200b serious\u200b disease in \u200binfants and \u2062some\u200b children,\u200d leading to \u200b<a title=\"FDA approves injection to prevent RSV in babies.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-approves-rsv-preventative-injection-for-infants\/\">numerous emergency \u2063department visits<\/a> and\u2062 physician \u200boffice\u200c appointments each year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Combatting\u200b RSV:\u2063 A Vital Need<\/h3>\n<p>RSV is responsible for approximately 58,000 child hospitalizations \u200dand tragically\u200d claims the lives\u200b of \u200b100 to 300 children in\u2063 the \u200cUnited\u200b States each year. While most \u2064children\u200b experience\u200c cold or flu-like symptoms, severe cases can lead to \u200dlower respiratory\u2062 tract infections,\u2063 causing air passageway \u200bswelling\u2062 and pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p>Although RSV is\u2064 typically a seasonal virus, the \u2062summer \u200cand early fall of 2022 witnessed a concerning surge in RSV infections among children,\u2062 surpassing pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. This approval of \u2064Beyfortus \u200boffers hope and relief to families\u2064 and healthcare professionals\u2064 alike.<\/p>\n<p>Clinical trials for Beyfortus began in 2016 and concluded just\u2062 last month, marking \u200da significant\u2062 milestone in the\u2063 fight against\u200c RSV.\u2063 Farley\u200c expressed his\u2062 enthusiasm,\u200c stating,\u2062 &#8220;Today&#8217;s \u2064approval addresses the \u200bgreat \u2062need for\u200b products to help reduce \u200dthe\u200d impact of RSV disease on children, \u2064families, and the healthcare system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more\u200d about this \u200dgroundbreaking \u2062development, \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click\u200b here<\/a> to read \u200cthe full article from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FDA granted full approval to AstaZeneca&#8217;s Beyfortus, a preventive injection for infants under 2, safeguarding them against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This fast-track approval follows the &#8220;tripledemic&#8221; of influenza, COVID-19, and RSV, which impacted numerous individuals in less than a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1975260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FDA approves injection to prevent RSV in babies.","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1975259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FDA approves injection to prevent RSV in babies.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1975259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1975260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1975259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1975259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1975259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}