CBC Manitoba: Manitoba updating RSV immunization program this fall, but not committing to universal coverage

Dr. Barbara Porto, an assistant professor in the department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba, is happy to see this province switch to a more effective preventative treatment, but doesn’t think the change goes far enough.

“It’s a highly infectious virus,” said Porto, who has been studying RSV for 15 years.

Most children will be infected with RSV by the age of three, she said. And while infants and young kids with existing medical conditions are more vulnerable, a child considered medically healthy can still end up in hospital.

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