How to Use RSV in a Sentence

RSV

abbreviation or noun
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  • The state doesn’t track flu and RSV deaths among adults.
    — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
  • With the triple threat of flu, Covid-19 and RSV, get ready for more sickness.
    — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Her youngest, now 5, struggled with RSV at 9 months old.
    — Natalie Brand, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And the same goes for RSV, the coronavirus and other viruses.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • For the first time, adults age 60 and older can receive a new RSV vaccine.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Alaska Native children have among the highest rates of severe RSV in the world.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The first vaccine for RSV was approved in May and was targeted for older adults.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The plans would drop the five-day isolation guidelines and align it with guidance on curbing the spread of flu and RSV, the Post reported.
    — Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024
  • New this year, people age 60 and older have access to a vaccine to help prevent RSV.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There are also two RSV vaccines available for adults 60 and older.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • But this year has brought an unsuspected addition to the usual cold, flu, and RSV line-up: measles.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Adults over 60 are eligible for a new RSV vaccine that was approved in May.
    — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • All of this occurred during a time when hospitals were already dealing with surges in Covid, RSV and flu.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Vaccine makers are still studying when seniors might need to come back for a booster dose of RSV vaccine in the coming years.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 29 June 2023
  • Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Those who are at least 60 should talk with their doctor about getting an RSV vaccine, officials say.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The government is mailing out the coronavirus tests as the the flu season kicks off and a spike in RSV cases has been reported in some spots around the country.
    — Amanda Seitz, Fortune Well, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, federal officials have approved a new shot for people ages 60 and older for a virus called RSV.
    — Tom Murphy, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • So far this season, there have been fewer hospitalizations for flu, Covid-19 and RSV than there were at this point last season.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Meijer currently has no plans to carry the infant RSV vaccine.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • During this time, infants would still be vulnerable to RSV.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 July 2023
  • She was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and the officers learned that the child was suffering from RSV.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Meanwhile, infants can soon be immunized against RSV for the first time after a new vaccine is expected to be available this season.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • And also there are things like flu and RSV and other respiratory viruses that are transmitting a lot in the wintertime.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Cohen also cited survey data on uptake of the RSV vaccinations, which were greenlighted for the first time this year in older adults.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Last year, cases of RSV appeared earlier than usual, filling up pediatric hospitals and putting stress on the health care system.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • One special concern in this age group is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes a runny nose and cough, just like many colds and allergies.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The full impact of the RSV vaccine isn’t clear yet, but Japanese public-health experts estimated that in their country alone, the shot could prevent 20% of respiratory illnesses and 27% of deaths linked to the virus.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 30 May 2024
  • Some labs have also started to report increasing positive tests of RSV in patients, especially in the Southeast.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The market size of an RSV therapeutic is estimated to be several billions of dollars.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024

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