According toTODAY, RSV outbreaks are at anall-time highthis year, mainly due to two years ofsocial distancingand masking.

But RSV is not a new disease.

But recent news has many parents or parents-to-be hopeful for their future babies.

Pregnant woman holding a heart

In fact, perCNN, the first trials for an RSV vaccine began way back in the 1960s.

Concerned pregnant mom on a bed