12/08/2026
🤧The Far West Health service are urging families and carers to be aware of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common respiratory virus that can cause serious illness, particularly in babies and young children.
🤒RSV can cause symptoms including a runny or blocked nose, cough and fever, and in some babies can lead to breathing difficulties and hospitalisation
😷Reduce the spread of RSV with good hand hygiene, keeping sick children away from day care, avoiding close contact with people who are unwell, and taking extra precautions when visiting vulnerable settings such as hospitals and aged care facilities.
🥼Parents and carers are encouraged to speak with their doctor, pharmacist or Aboriginal Medical Service about RSV.
🤧The Far West Health service are urging families and carers to be aware of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common respiratory virus that can cause serious illness, particularly in babies and young children.
🤒RSV can cause symptoms including a runny or blocked nose, cough and fever, and in some babies can lead to breathing difficulties and hospitalisation.
💉Immunisation can help protect babies from serious RSV illness. Pregnant women are recommended to receive the free RSV vaccine from 28 weeks of pregnancy to help protect their newborn baby. Some babies may also be eligible for RSV immunisation.
😷Reduce the spread of RSV with good hand hygiene, keeping sick children away from day care, avoiding close contact with people who are unwell, and taking extra precautions when visiting vulnerable settings such as hospitals and aged care facilities.
🥼Parents and carers are encouraged to speak with their doctor, pharmacist or Aboriginal Medical Service about RSV.
📢For more information, visit NSW Health’s RSV information page. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/infectious/rsv/pages/default.aspx