Every year, an estimated 11,000 children under the age of 5 die of a vaccine preventable disease in Pakistan - lower respiratory tract infections including pneumonia caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV alone is responsible for thousands of deaths annually. Maternal RSV vaccination during antenatal period can prevent these deaths. Read this brief to know more about the virus, the disease, and the burden of preventable deaths.
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