January 26, 2024 |
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Reminder of Recommendations for Seasonal Administration of Maternal RSV Vaccine |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommend the RSV vaccination (Pfizer Abrysvo) for pregnant people during 32–36 weeks gestation using seasonal administration to protect infants against RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) after birth. In most of the continental United States, the RSV vaccine should be given to pregnant people from September 1 through January 31, regardless of year-to-year circulation, when infants would be born during increased RSV activity, and the vaccination would provide the most benefits to the infant against RSV-associated LRTD after birth. Jurisdictions that have different RSV seasonality from most of the continental United States, such as Alaska, southern Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, may consider RSV vaccination of pregnant people after January 31. Infants born to unvaccinated mothers should receive nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody that provides immediate protection to the infant against RSV-associated LRTD. |
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Recommendations for Healthcare Providers on the Seasonal Administration of the RSV Vaccine (Pfizer Abrysvo)
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