Notes from the Field: Expanding Birthing Hospital Enrollment in the Vaccines for Children Program to Increase Infant Immunization Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus - United States, October 2023-March 2025

Published on November 20, 2025

This report describes a CDC collaboration with professional organizations and health departments to enroll birthing hospitals in the Vaccines for Children Program to increase infant immunization against respiratory syncytial virus.

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