South Australia plans to offer pregnant women an RSV vaccine next year. Here's what you need to know.

The article focuses on South Australia's initiative to offer a free Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine to pregnant women starting next year, marking it as the first Australian state to implement such a program. Topics include the effectiveness of the Abrysvo vaccine, which provides protection through antibodies; the current status of RSV vaccination and treatments in Australia; and the differences between the vaccine and alternative treatments like the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab.