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FDA Expands Use of RSV Vaccine to Include More Adults

10 Jun 2024 5:49 PM | Deborah Hodges (Administrator)

Arexvy now approved for people 50 years and older at increased risk of serious outcomes | The FDA expanded the approval of GSK's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (Arexvy) to include adults ages 50 to 59 at risk of RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) due to underlying conditions, the company announced on Friday. [MedPage Today]

Previously the adjuvanted RSV prefusion F protein-based vaccine had been approved only for adults 60 and older; it is currently recommended for use via shared decision-making by the CDC and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

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