Even Healthy Babies At Risk For Severe RSV Infection

Key Takeaways

Even healthy, full-term babies need to be protected against RSV

More than half of children who needed an ICU or hospitalization had no health problems that increased their risk for severe illness

Babies younger than 3 months are at greatest risk

FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — RSV can make even healthy, full-term babies sick enough to land in the hospital or require intensive care, a new study says.

In fact, more than half of RSV-infected infants and children who required intensive care or prolonged hospitalization were born at term and had no chronic health problems, researchers reported Sept. 9 in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe .

RSV is shorthand for respiratory syncytial virus. The findings support recommendations that all newborns be protected aga