Parents and a pediatrician describe the shot's real-world impact
4Sep 15 10:15 PM · 8d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 4 of 4
A Mastodon post reposting the study draws first-hand accounts, including a US pediatrician describing a sharp drop in RSV-related ER referrals and parents in Quebec and Australia describing their experience getting the shot.
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“I am a pediatrician in the US and this has been a HUGE GAME CHANGER. Every winter I would send 5-10 babies in significant respiratory distress to the ER from my clinic. In the last 2 years I have sent ZERO.”
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Dr. Sarah BuchanFirst author; scientific lead, Communicable Disease Control, Public Health OntarioDr. Stephen FreedmanSenior author; SPRINT-KIDS project lead, University of CalgarySPRINT-KIDS NetworkResearch surveillance network
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