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Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: August 23, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration approves a vaccine for pregnant people to protect their babies from the RSV virus.

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23 Aug 2023

A very pregnant belly is in spotlight against a dark brown background.
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A new vaccine is designed to help protect babies from the RSV virus while in the womb – we find out why that's so important. Plus, another case of very rare "locally acquired" malaria in Washington D.C. What does it mean and should you be worried?

Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System, joins Idaho Matters to help answer these questions.