RSV Prevention Within Reach for Older Infants and Toddlers: The Role of Active Immunization.
Asuncion MejiasOctavio RamiloPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2024)
This review article will summarize the vaccines and monoclonal antibodies currently under evaluation for the prevention of RSV disease in older infants, toddlers and young children. We will review the rationale for passive protection during the first months of life, and the role of active immunization afterwards, either with live attenuated, protein-based or mRNA vaccines.