Maternal vaccination: a promising preventive strategy to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus

Hong Kong Med J. 2024 Aug;30(4):264-267. doi: 10.12809/hkmj245157. Epub 2024 Jul 8.

M Y W Kwan^{1

2}, P C Y Chong³, G T Chua^{2

4}, M H K Ho⁵, L C Poon⁶

¹ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
³ Virtus Medical Group, Hong Kong SAR, China.
⁴ Allergy Centre, Union Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
⁵ Lee Tak Hong Allergy Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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Keywords: Pregnancy trimester, third; Respiratory syncytial viruses; Vaccine development; Vaccine-preventable diseases.

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