August 22, 2023 12:56 PM

US 's FDA approved first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for use in women during pregnancy to protect baby

The United States of America's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use in women during pregnancy to protect the baby. This vaccine has been developed by Pfizer and the approval allows the vaccine to be given to women 32 to 36 weeks into pregnancy for prevention of lower respiratory tract infection and severe disease in infants until they are six months old. The vaccine developer has said that maternal vaccination could prev...