Respiratory Syncytial Virus

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A virus causing pneumonia, primarily in young children, for which a vaccine proved problematic in the 1960s.

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#137 - Paul Offit, M.D.: An expert perspective on COVID-19 vaccines

#137 - Paul Offit, M.D.: An expert perspective on COVID-19 vaccines

Peter Attia MD

A virus causing pneumonia, primarily in young children, for which a vaccine proved problematic in the 1960s.

#97 – Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.: COVID-19: transmissibility, vaccines, risk reduction, and treatment

#97 – Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.: COVID-19: transmissibility, vaccines, risk reduction, and treatment

Peter Attia MD

A virus for which an early vaccine trial in the 1960s showed immune enhancement, a phenomenon that raises concerns for coronavirus vaccine development.