The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use in the U.S., the public health agency announced on Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for use in the U.S.
In older adults, RSV infections can lead to lung infection or pneumonia, and also could cause complications in those who have asthma,The drug, called Arexvy , is approved for use by people 60 years and older to prevent RSV, which is a lower respiratory tract disease. "To put that in perspective, there were seven RSV cases in the vaccine group and 40 cases in the placebo group," Dr. Shana Johnson, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, told Fox News Digital."Reducing severe disease, such as hospitalizations and death, are the critical benefits."
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