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Impact of the 2025 New South Wales Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program on Infant Notifications and Hospitalisations: A Population-Based Analysis

Janaki Amin, Sally L. Ellis, Christopher Lambeth, Jessica Gugusheff, Christine Selvey
Correspondence: janaki.amin@mq.edu.au
Med J Aust 2026; 224 (6) || doi: 10.5694/mja2.70222
Published online: 10 June 2026

Abstract

The 2025 NSW RSV Prevention Program, which achieved an estimated coverage of 63% maternal vaccination and 18% for infant immunisation, led to more than 40% reduction in RSV notifications and hospitalisations among infants aged younger than 6 months.

  • Janaki Amin, Sally L. Ellis, Christopher Lambeth, Jessica Gugusheff, Christine Selvey



Correspondence: janaki.amin@mq.edu.au

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