New RSV drugs could become available this cold and flu season
Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, receives a flu vaccine from nurse practitioner Whitney Goggans at the Atlanta Press Club, where Cohen spoke about health issues, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Atlanta. Vaccines for RSV, COVID variants and influenza will be available this fall, according to The Associated Press. (Mike Stewart/AP file)
RSV is transmitted through respiratory droplets when a person coughs or sneezes, or through direct contact with a contaminated surface. It typically starts during the fall and peaks in the winter.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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