Thursday,
12 June 2025
Free RSV immunisation for newborns begins

Free immunisation from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been made available to all newborn babies from last week.

It will mean all newborn babies in NSW can be protected against serious illness from this virus, with an estimated 1,150 babies under six months of age avoiding hospitalisation for RSV in NSW each year.

The news comes as rates of RSV begin to rise with the change of seasons, reach...

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