""Some of these children are sometimes on ventilators. And they can be on oxygen because they really can't breathe with this virus," says Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Stanford University."
""They're very new but they've already had great success. The monoclonal antibodies have resulted in major reductions in hospitalizations for babies for RSV infections," Maldonado says."
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposed cuts to federally backed childhood vaccines and other vaccine policies. This legal setback comes as Kennedy shifts focus to nutrition amid concerns that his unpopular vaccine restrictions could politically harm Republicans. The uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration's vaccine policies has increased. Additionally, new monoclonal antibody shots have shown significant effectiveness in protecting infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), reducing hospitalizations by about 80% according to the CDC.
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