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Pfizer announced a major breakthrough in the fight against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), revealing that its experimental vaccine was nearly 86 percent effective in preventing severe illness in a late-stage clinical trial of older adults.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of death in children under age 5 and lacks an effective vaccine. In a study from the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children's Hospital, a new vaccine formulation protected newborn mice against infection and evoked strong responses in immune cells from human newborns in the laboratory. Results were reported August 2 in Nature Communications.
Doctors agree that President Joe Biden's COVID vaccination status and effective treatments suggest he will have a mild disease course.
Doctors agree that President Joe Biden's COVID vaccination status and effective treatments suggest he will have a mild disease course.