Parents, doctors call for free RSV shots for all infants in B.C. – CBC
Nirsevimab, an RSV infant immunization, is publicly funded in most provinces, but not B.C.
Nov 18, 2025
An infant immunization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is now available across Canada, but it still has to be paid for out of pocket — and at a steep cost — by most parents in B.C.
Dr. Patrick Hemmons, a northern B.C. family physician who had to travel to Seattle last year to buy a dose of nirsevimab for his preterm daughter, says he’s glad no one else will have to cross international borders to secure the antibody.
“It was not easy having to travel to a different country essentially to get medication that should be, I think, widely available in Canada,” he said. “This medication is extremely effective at preventing [RSV], which is a game changer.”
But he and numerous other parents and doctors say they don’t just want the shot to be available to all infants, they want it to be free.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/parents-doctors-call-for-free-infant-9.6978576
