FDA approves vaccine-like RSV shot for infants
Beyfortus should be available this fall and can prevent a disease that kills around 300 children per year
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Beyfortus should be available this fall and can prevent a disease that kills around 300 children per year
AstraZeneca and Sanofi drug Beyfortus is now FDA approved for preventing respiratory problems from RSV infection in infants and toddlers. Antibody engineering enables the drug to last longer in the body, providing protective effects for potentially the entire RSV season.
Sanofi's RSV antibody shot, nirsevimab, got FDA approval to protect infants on Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has approved the new drug Beyfortus in an effort to fight the spread of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and toddlers. The approval to AstraZeneca - which is involved in producing the drug - comes about two months after the FDA
U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of...