RSV vaccine use expanded

Country

United States

A vaccine to prevent lower respiratory tract disease in infants which is caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on 21 August – the second indication for this product in the US. Abrysvo has also been approved to prevent the same respiratory disease in people 60 years and older. Under the new indication, it will be administered as a single dose injection to pregnant women.