On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of a vaccine to protect infants against RSV.
The virus the leading cause of infant hospitalization, especially for children under 3 months.
State health department officials say they’ve received word that additional doses would be made available to states with more than 5% Native American births. But they haven’t yet heard whether Arizona will see any.
The CDC and FDA are encouraging doctors to prioritize using the limited supply to vaccinate high-risk infants amid the ongoing shortage.
