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Fewer Doses of Antibody for Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis Possible, YSPH-led Study Finds
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in U.S. children under the age of one. While there is no current vaccine, children at high risk for RSV can receive a preventive therapy, consisting of five injections of an antibody to keep the virus at bay during the winter months, when epidemics are common.