Guidelines for Inpatient Administration of Nirsevimab to Infants and Children

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• Daniel Riggsbee; Karen Davidge; Elizabeth Lloyd; Alison Tribble

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This 4-page document explain how to give nirsevimab to infants and children in hospitals. It describes dosing based on age and weight, especially after heart surgery. Nirsevimab should be given during the RSV season, usually from October to March in Michigan. Newborns should get a dose within their first week of life or before leaving the hospital if they stay longer. Nirsevimab can be given with other vaccines without issues. It offers protection for up to five months, possibly a year For those eligible for palivizumab, nirsevimab is preferred unless unavailable.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Nirsevimab Library

Keywords: Antiviral Agents; Child, Preschool; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Immunization Schedule; Infant, Newborn; Pharmacokinetics; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized

Institutions: University of Michigan

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