She believes that having access to the vaccine during her pregnancy could have prevented the challenging experience.
“It wasn’t something that was readily available when I was pregnant with Hector, but if it was, I would have definitely taken it,” she said. Expectant mothers used to pay around $300 to get immunized.
With the vaccine now being offered for free, the expected impact is significant, as it could reduce the number of newborns requiring hospitalization due to RSV infection by as much as 70%.
The rollout of this vaccine is anticipated to have a substantial positive effect on maternal and infant health.
