We've learned a lot of lessons from COVID about what it takes to reduce the spread of a respiratory virus. These measures may not be extremely popular because so many of us are so tired of them, but they really work. Wash in your hands, right, ventilating your spaces and wearing masks. It really works to protect kids and adults from these infections.
A respiratory virus called RSV has a lot of kids in critical condition and hospitals overwhelmed. Vox public health reporter and epidemiologist Keren Landman explains newfound hope for a vaccine.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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