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Neukölln starts RSV protection for newborns: How to protect your child
"Learn everything about the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the new protection immunization with nirsevimab for infants. Find out about symptoms, prevention options and the importance of vaccination to avoid serious respiratory diseases. Important information for parents and relatives here!"
<p> <strong> Neukölln starts RSV protection for newborns: How to protect your child </strong> </p>
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strikes-and it does this especially in the cold winter months! This insidious virus is the main perpetrator in respiratory diseases, especially among our smallest and older people. Let's take a look at the alarming numbers: especially infants, toddlers and people over the age of 65 and those with previous illnesses are highly at risk. However, the upcoming RSV protection vaccinations with Nirsevimab, which are available from the 2024/25 cold season, bring hope!
The Vivantes Clinic Neukölln will be the scene of this groundbreaking protective measure for newborns. Health City Councilor Hannes Rehfeldt urges: "An RSV infection can lead to serious complications in infants!" It makes it clear how important vaccination in this age group is to avoid overloading the rescue centers and children's clinics. A clear call to all parents: Protect your children before it is too late!
newborns and risk patients in focus
Prof. Dr. Klemens Raile, chief physician of the Vivantes Clinic, explains in emphasis: "We clarify expectant parents about the possibility of RSV protection immunization before birth in order to offer all newborns the best possible protection." A team from the areas of obstetrics and pediatrics is ready to make prevention partly of normal care.
The risk of infection increases dramatically with the falling temperatures. Symptoms? Simple cold signs such as running noses, loss of appetite, followed by cough and fever are just the beginning. In the youngest, the first signs can deteriorate quickly and lead to serious respiratory diseases, even terrible pneumonia! In the case of premature babies, breathing breastfeeds even threaten - here it says: Caution is better than forbearance!
so you can protect yourself!
Here are the ultimate hygiene tips to minimize the risk of infection: avoid contact with the patient, wash your hands regularly and, if possible, take your face. And thinks of the sneezing tiette: coughs and sneezes should be directed to the outside and covered with disposable handkerchiefs or the crook of the arm. A FFP-2 mouth-nose protection is your best friend if the contact is inevitable. And above all: often cleansed objects such as door handles and toys regularly cleaned!
And here comes the crucial news! The permanent vaccination commission (STIKO) has decided to recommend the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab, also known as Beyfortus, with emphasis for all newborns and infants in their first RSV season. This measure is intended to drastically reduce serious RSV diseases in the smallest and avoid hospital stays!
All information on this is available on the homepage of the district and the Vivantes Clinic. There you will find everything important for RSV prophylaxis and a practical online tool to check whether you or your favorite vaccinations are recommended.