Breakthrough! US approves world's first RSV vaccine: All you need to know
RSV
The world's first respiratory syncytial virus(RSV) vaccine, Arexvy, was approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday. This breakthrough in science took 60 years to materialise.
The single-dose shot, manufactured by the pharmaceutical giant GSK, has beendeveloped to safeguard patients 60 years of age and older from lower respiratory tract sickness brought on by RSV, reported the New York Post.
“Our focus now is to ensure eligible older adults in the US can access the vaccine as quickly as possible and to progress regulatory review in other countries,” Tony Wood, the chief scientific officer at GSK,said in a statement.
RSV, which generally causes mild, cold-like symptoms, can make older people and young children very ill.
According to the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the highly contagious virus is blamed for more than 60,000 hospital admissions, 6,000 or more fatalities among Americans 65 and over, and 100 to 300 deaths of children under the age of five each year.
ALSO READ |The 'smallest detected skin cancer' turned out to be melanoma. Know its symptoms
)
Primetime trailer: Robert Pattinson channels Chris Hansen in A24's dark crime thriller
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the Su-30MKI is one of the heaviest fighters ever built
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
New Friday OTT releases (August 7, 2026): Operation Safed Sagar, Vadhandhi, Main Vaapis Aaunga- 6 movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video and more
)
Rockstar to unveil GTA 6 extended look ahead of November launch
)
US Senate passes sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill targeting energy revenue
)
Thailand teen killed grandparents before shooting teachers at school – What we know about suspect
)
Chilling video shows students take cover as teen opens fire at Thai school
)
Fact Check: Did Obama spend $376 million to build a basketball court at the White House?
)
Reese Witherspoon's father hospitalised after poolside incident in Nashville: Report
)
Major relief for TN CM Vijay as wife Sangeetha withdraws infidelity and divorce petition
)
Unitree Robotics targets $9 billion valuation in landmark IPO backed by DeepSeek and Tencent
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How many soldiers operate one S-400 battery?
)
Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
)
Lightning bolt strikes football field in Thailand, killing a player during a match
)
India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how
)
Double manifestation of glowing orb in Colorado spawns theories - Mind reading orb or balloon?
)
Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth scripts history as Indian Air Force gets its first woman ‘Top Gun’ pilot
)
‘Fake news’: MEA rejects report claiming India sought defence pact with Israel after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey deal
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
National Handloom Day 2026: From Alia Bhatt to Samantha Ruth Prabhu; Actresses who celebrated India's textile heritage as brides
)
Mithun Chakraborty undergoes surgery in Kolkata hospital; Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visits
)
Secret weapon test blamed for US plane crash that killed four | Gravitas
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the Su-30MKI doesn't need external fuel tanks to fly vast distances
)
US sanctions Iran’s crypto network after Strait of Hormuz attacks, offers $15m bounty for intel on IRGC finance
)
Morale plummets on USS Abraham Lincoln: Are US sailors reaching a breaking point? | GRAVITAS
)
Trump calls White House ballroom ruling a 'national disgrace' as court says Congress approval needed
)
Drug-resistant fungus that hides in hair and enters bloodstream reported in 23 US states
)
The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
)
Pentagon releases new batch of 41 UFO files, including videos and images
)
Reels vs Results: Why political messaging alone won't win over India's young voters
)
India officially names 27 places in Arunachal to counter China's renaming claims
)
'Security can't be bought with Pakistan, Turkey deal': Iran tells Saudi Arabia
)
Smriti Irani’s take on the bittersweet realities of motherhood leaves the Internet emotional: 'You made us cry'
)
Russia forms Ukrainian Volunteer Spetsnaz Brigade to fight Ukraine
)
US loses 23,000 jobs in July as labour market slowdown deepens
)
Border row erupts in Europe after Ceuta crossings, Spain imposes border controls on Italy
)
Technology transfer deal boosts India's defence manufacturing ambitions
The CDC also predicts that up to 80,000 kids under the age of five be hospitalised every year as a result of RSV.
The FDAexamined data from a clinical trial in which Arexvy was given to 12,500 people, while the same number received a placebo.It says immunisation decreased the likelihood of getting severe RSV-associated LRTD by 94 per centand RSV-associated LRTD by 83 per cent.
The injection site soreness, exhaustion, muscular pain, headaches, and joint stiffness are the most often reported side-effects of the immunisation.
“With this vaccine, Americans over the age of 60, and particularly those with underlying health conditions like COPD, asthma or congestive heart failure, will have a vaccine to help protect against potentially serious outcomes from RSV,” Dr John Kennedy, the president of the American Medical Group Association, said a statement.
Ahead of the RSV season, which is expected to begin in the autumn, GSK promises to make the vaccination accessible to senior citizens.
ALSO READ |MRI scans and AI to decode what we think? This study has answers
Other RSV vaccines are also expected soon.
Researchers had anticipated that Pfizer's RSVpreF vaccine would receive FDA approval as the first RSV vaccine.
With the agency's approval, the shot — the first RSV vaccine for expectant mothers — might be given to pregnant women in their late second or third trimesters. This is expected to happen in August.
WATCH WION LIVE HERE: