Britain's health regulator approved GSK's vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes thousands of hospitalisations and deaths annually, the drugmaker said on Monday.
GSK logo is displayed in this illustration taken January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo/File Photovaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus , which causes thousands of hospitalisations and deaths annually, the drugmaker said on Monday.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency authorised GSK's shot, called Arexvy, for active immunisation to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults 60 years and older, the company said. RSV typically causes cold-like symptoms but is a leading cause of pneumonia in toddlers and the elderly.
The complex molecular structure of the virus and safety concerns with previous vaccine attempts had stymied efforts to successfully develop a shot since the virus was first discovered in 1956.Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Dhanya Ann Thoppil
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