Well, cold and flu season is approaching, which also ushers in my least favorite season: prime time to catch RSV. If you are familiar with our story, you know one of my twin boys caught a severe case of RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) last year that had him in the PICU for four days (see " RSV and premature babies "). This year he may be eligible for the Synagis vaccine because of his reactive airways (see " Reactive airways "), as he takes Pulmicort twice a day, has already gone in for breathing treatments, and was on Orapred all of last week. A couple things were brought to my attention this past month that are very important heading into this RSV season: 1. Premature children are at a higher risk for RSV the first two years of their life. 2. Even if your child had RSV last year, he could catch it again this year-- possibly with the same severity or worse than he had it the year before. The RSV vaccine is exceedingly expensive. Because of that, there
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