NHS expands life-saving jabs to fight dangerous virus with flu-like symptoms
Roughly 8000 Brits died from respiratory syncytial virus infections last year, with tens of thousands likely clogging up hospital corridors this coming winterNewsWilliam Morgan Reporter03:51, 20 Apr 2025Thousands more Brits will receive vaccinations this year against a potentially deadly virus with flu-like symptoms that causes more than 50,000 hospitalisations annually.The Department for Health and Social Care expanded access to the life-saving jab this month to prevent these hospitalisations and the 8,000 deaths linked to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) every year. While many who come into contact with this bug will just experience a runny nose, a cough, and a temperature, for vulnerable groups, it can cause deadly chest and lung infections.In September 2024, the NHS announced that pregnant women and people aged 75 to 79 would be given the RSV vaccine for the first time as part of a wider programme of preventative health measures aimed at easing the winter pressures faced by hospi...