In young children an estimated 101,400 deaths occur annually, 45,700 in infants under 6 months with 97% of these deaths occurring in LMICs. Furthermore <200,000 RSV-related deaths are estimated to occur in other age groups, mostly the elderly. Go to footnote 1, Go to footnote 2
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