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. 2024 Aug;18(8):e13363.
doi: 10.1111/irv.13363.

Should We Vaccinate Healthcare Workers Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus?

Klinger Soares Faico-Filho  1 , Ana Helena Sita Perosa  1 , Nancy Bellei  1
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Should We Vaccinate Healthcare Workers Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus?

Klinger Soares Faico-Filho et al. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024 Aug.
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Keywords: health care workers; respiratory syncytial virus; vaccine.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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RSV positivity rate in healthcare workers (HCWs) by month, from 2021 to 2024. The line graph depicts the monthly positivity rate of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among HCWs from January 2021 to April 2024. The y‐axis represents the RSV positivity rate in percentage, while the x‐axis represents the months and years within the study period. Notable peaks are observed in March 2022 and April 2024, indicating higher RSV positivity rates during these months, with a maximum rate of 8.3% in March 2022. The data highlight fluctuations in RSV infection rates among HCWs over the examined period.
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