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FDA approves first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine Abrysvo in individuals 60 years and older. A vaccine to help prevent RSV had been an elusive public health goal for more than half a century.

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FDA approves RSV vaccine to protect babies from birth

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first vaccine for pregnant individuals to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. The FDA approved Abrysvo in May for the prevention of LRTD caused by RSV in individuals 60 years of age and older.

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US approves first mRNA vaccine since Covid-19

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved mRESVIA (mRNA-1345), an mRNA respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, to protect adults aged 60 years and older from lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV infection. The vaccine uses the same lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) as the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.

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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

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Cancer vaccine mRNA-4157 (V940) in combination with Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% in patients with resected high-risk melanoma, according to follow-up data presented at ASCO 2024. Ultimately it will contribute to survival rates improving continually over the next decades and more.” .

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The regulatory round-up: Five important FDA approvals

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The FDA granted accelerated approval to the adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapy for the treatment of ambulatory paediatric patients aged four through five years with DMD with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene based on expression of Elevidys micro-dystrophin.

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GSK faces RSV vaccine threat from rival Pfizer  

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An FDA approval for Pfizer’s Abrysvo respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine is likely to threaten GSK’s current hold on the market, according to GlobalData. It is currently the only vaccine candidate in late-stage development that targets multiple patient segments.”

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FDA Approves RSV Vaccine, Abrysvo, for Pregnant Women to Help Shield Newborns

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22, 2023 -- Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the shot, called Abrysvo, on. TUESDAY, Aug.