Here’s what we know about upcoming vaccines and antibodies against RSV

Clinical trials suggest the preventives protect against the respiratory illness

Updated

A close up photo of a toddler laying in a bed with a tube attached to his nose.

About 3.6 million children were hospitalized and more than 100,000 died from RSV in 2019. Vaccines and preventive antibody injections in clinical trials may soon ease the burden of infection on kids and older adults too.