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ABRYSVO®▼(Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine [bivalent, recombinant]) Prescribing Information can be found here.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)Uncover the hidden annual epidemicHow does RSV affect your patients?Hear about this unknown 'annual healthcare distaster' from Dr Openshaw, Dr Englund, Dr Walsh and Dr Gonik.1

Understand how RSV (using influenza as a comparator) and the serious consequences for certain populations including young infants and older adults.2,3,4

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Hear one family's story about a serious RSV infection. This is Justice and Weston's Story.

One of the approximately 64 million acute respiratory infections that occur each year across the globe.5

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Learn from Global Experts about the symptoms, transmision & burden of RSV infection, and how it could affect your patients with our RSV Expert video series.

Introducing the Global Experts on RSV...Peter Openshaw, MD, PhD Edward Walsh, MD Janet Englund, MD Bernard Gonik, MD The What, Who and How of RSV
What is RSV and how is it transmitted?
Uncover RSV and how it is transmitted.

Although it gets less attention than influenza, RSV is highly contagious and can be spread by asymptomatic carriers.2,3,6

Learn more about how long RSV can survive on different surfaces, the incubation period, symptom presentation and the occurance of viral shedding with Dr Openshaw, Dr Englund and Dr Walsh.3,7

Everyone is susceptible to an RSV infection, but who is most at risk?2
Uncover who is most at risk of serious outcomes from an RSV infection. 

The RSV Experts share about the fleeting natural immunity to RSV and the commonality of reinfection, with a focus on why infants and older adults are more susceptible to serious outcomes of an RSV infection.4

They expand on differing immune responses and physical characteristics in these populations to explain this increased susceptibility.3,4

The hidden annual epidemic with ~64 million global cases each year.
Hear more from the experts...

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Find out how this affects global healthcare systems and hospitalisation of patients in the UK.

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Symptoms of an RSV infection can vary widely and are most severe at the extremes of age.4,8

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Discover how to protect your patients with our RSV vaccine for both maternal and older adult indications. eModules now available.

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A guide to help you make the most out of your next maternal immunisation conversation.

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References:

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. RSV: The Annual Epidemic You May Not Know About (But Should). National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (online). Updated: 30 November 2016. Accessed: February 2024. https://www.nfid.org/rsv-the-annual-epidemic-you-may-not-know-about-but-should/RSV transmission. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated April 26, 2023. Accessed February 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/about/transmission.htmlCarvajal JJ, Avellaneda AM, Salazar-Ardiles C, Maya JE, Kalergis AM, Lay MK. Host components contributing to respiratory syncytial virus pathogenesis. Front Immunol. 2019;10(2152):1-19.Talbot HK, Belongia EA, Walsh EE, Schaffner W. Respiratory syncytial virus in older adults: a hidden annual epidemic. Infect Dis Clin Pract. 2016;24(6):295-302.Hartnett J, Donga P, Ispas G, et al. Risk factors and medical resource utilization in US adults hospitalized with influenza or respiratory syncytial virus in the Hospitalized Acute Respiratory Tract Infection study. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2022;16(5):906-915.Hall CB. Nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infections: the “cold war” has not ended. Clin Infect Dis. 2000;31(2):590-596.Eiland LS. Respiratory syncytial virus: diagnosis, treatment and prevention. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2009;14(2):75-85.RSV in older adults and adults with chronic medical conditions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated November 7, 2023. Accessed February 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/older-adults.html
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