<p>The nation's infant mortality rate is falling while more research is needed. </p><p>Some experts think one reason may be a vaccination campaign against RSV which is a common cause of cold-like symptoms, that can be dangerous for infants.</p><p>Nationally, the provisional infant mortality rate dropped to about 5.5 infant death per 1000 live births last year.</p><p>That's down for 5.6 from the previous 2 years.</p><p>In 2023, U.S. health official began recommending two new measures to prevent death.</p><p><span style="color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff;" data-ke-size="size16">One was a lab-made antibody shot for infants, the other was giving an </span>RSV vaccine to women late in their pregnacy. </p><p>I'm Lisa Dwyer.</p>
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