In a large Phase III trial, GlaxoSmithKline's Arexvy substantially reduced people's risk of severe complications from respiratory syncytial virus infection.
“Today’s approval of the first RSV vaccine is an important public health achievement to prevent a disease which can be life-threatening and reflects the FDA’s continued commitment to facilitating the development of safe and effective vaccines for use in the United States,” said Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, in aThere are still some important questions left regarding Arexvy.
and joint stiffness/pain. But Arexvy might also pose a risk of rare but serious side effects as well. In one smaller study, which had some people also take an approved flu vaccine at the same time, two people who took the vaccine combination developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , a type of inflammation that affects the brain and spinal cord; one, a condition where the immune system attacks nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
While GSK’s RSV vaccine is the first to reach the public, it’s unlikely to be the last. Moderna’s RSV
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