Concerning data revealed the vast number of youngsters who have recently been taken to hospital with RSV
Parents have been left alarmed after receiving a warning regarding a deadly virus that is spreading quickly among young children. Concerning data revealed the vast number of youngsters who have recently been taken to hospital as medics confirmed respiratory syncytial virus has already killed thousands under the age of five.
However, the fatal virus has rapidly spread in the last week as infection rates increased by 8.3 per cent in week ending October 30 and experts are now fearing young children may not have had the time to build up a strong immunity against illnesses like RSV and flu. “Children aged two to three may have little natural immunity and can become severely ill," said consultant epidemiologist Dr Conall Watson.
Dr Watson also told the Times: "For children under two, RSV can be severe - particularly for babies and those born prematurely." During the Coronavirus pandemic, the spread of the virus decreased as social contact between people was massively minimised. The NHS confirmed it has given out 13.2 million flu jabs since September.
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