{"id":134544,"date":"2025-09-10T20:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134544\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:17:10","slug":"rsv-vaccines-free-of-charge-in-n-s-for-infants-under-8-months-adults-75-and-older-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134544\/","title":{"rendered":"RSV vaccines free of charge in N.S. for infants under 8 months, adults 75 and older &#8211; Halifax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-byline__image\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"68\" width=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757535428_809_author-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy \tThe Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted September 10, 2025 3:32 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Nova Scotia says it is making <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/rsv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSV<\/a> vaccines free of charge for infants under eight months old and adults 75 years and older.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Starting today, adults 75 and older can book their vaccines with pharmacies and the province\u2019s public health agency.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Appointments will start Monday, Sept. 15.<\/p>\n<p>Infants under eight months will be offered their first vaccine dose before they are discharged from the hospital as newborns or through their primary care provider.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11404303\/ukrainian-woman-iryna-zarutska-stabbed-attack-train-decarlos-brown-jr\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757535430_910_Iryna-Zarutska-Decarlos-Brown-Jr.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tUkrainian woman stabbed to death in unprovoked attack on N.C. train\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11405740\/alberta-twins-share-breast-cancer-battle\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757535430_606_Cancer-Twins00000000.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlberta twins share 10-year breast cancer battle: \u2018She gets it\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RSV is a respiratory virus that can lead to severe complications, including bronchitis and pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p>RSV season typically begins in late fall and lasts until spring.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Health<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted 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