With cases of RSV rising across Wisconsin, the Department of Health Services is urging pregnant Wisconsinites to get the vaccine to protect their baby from the virus. As of January 10 there have been 1402 people in Wisconsin hospitalized with RSV this season, 580 of those are children under age two. A different option to protect infants is a monoclonal antibody shot. The RSV vaccine is also available to all adults aged 60 and older.
