Welsh Baby Hospitalised After Contracting Common Winter Virus
Joanne said RSV left her daughter needing CPAP and nearly intubation, as Wales records up to 1,000 hospital admissions among over-75s each year.
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Welsh baby hospitalised after contracting common winter virus
A Pembrokeshire mother whose baby daughter spent three weeks in hospital after contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is urging families across Wales to take up the vaccines available to them this winter. Joanne, a health visitor from Pembrokeshire, experienced first-hand how serious the virus can be when her daughter was admitted to hospital on Christmas [...]
The mother of a baby who almost died is now urging pregnant women to be vaccinated against the RSV virus as she does not want other parents to go through the same "horrific" experience as her.
A baby almost had to have a breathing tube after catching a common virus that circulates during the winter, according to her mother from Pembrokeshire. Joanne Goldsmith's daughter Phoebe was admitted to hospital on Christmas Eve after testing positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Welsh Government urges eligible people to get RSV vaccine ahead of winter
Nation.Cymru staff The Welsh Government has urged eligible people to get vaccinated against RSV this winter, warning that flu jabs do not protect against the potentially serious virus. The appeal comes as a mother from Pembrokeshire described how her baby spent three weeks in a hospital high dependency unit after contracting the infection. Flu vaccinations […]
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