Sample Social Media Posts

Use the following sample posts to share in your social media platforms:

• Cough, congestion, runny nose: All common for kids from October to March. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) spreads like a cold and often looks like a regular cold in school-age children, causing symptoms like a runny nose and cough. However, babies who get RSV can get much sicker than older kids because their lungs and airways are so tiny. The virus causes airways to swell and fill with mucus, making it difficult for babies to breathe.
• RSV is the number one reason babies end up in the hospital before their first birthday. Seeing an infant struggle to breathe is hard to watch. Immunizations for pregnant moms or infants give babies a strong start. Talk with your pediatrician about RSV immunization to learn more.
• If you are pregnant now, you can give your baby’s immune system a head start by getting the RSV vaccine late in your pregnancy to pass along important antibodies. Or your baby can get the RSV shot soon after they are born. Either way, you’re helping your baby resist RSV.
• The shot for babies works a little differently than a traditional vaccine. It provides antibodies that start working to protect babies right away. The protection lasts throughout a typical RSV season. 
• The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends RSV immunization for all infants under 8 months of age born during or entering their first RSV season, unless the infant has documented protection from vaccination of their pregnant parent. Children ages 8-19 months with certain health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe disease should receive an RSV shot entering their second RSV season as well.