A Contemporary Pediatrics Peer Exchange panel reviews RSV risk, testing, maternal vaccination, and long-acting monoclonal antibodies, and where infants still slip through the cracks.
News|Videos|June 17, 2025
RX Review: Collaborating to strengthen RSV prevention efforts
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In this video, the last in a 3-part series, panelists discuss future directions in the field and the importance of multispecialty collaboration.
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As RSV prevention tools expanded, clinicians faced new decisions around allocation, coordination, and outreach. In the final installment of this 3-part HCP Live Network RX Review roundtable, moderator Albert Rizzo, MD, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association, concluded the discussion with Tina Tan, MD, and Joanne Nazif, MD. The panel focused on how prevention strategies had evolved and emphasized the growing need for collaboration across pediatrics, pulmonology, and infectious disease.
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