The FDA approved a new drug to protect babies from RSV, the leading cause of hospitalization for U.S. infants.
The FDA approved Beyfortus, from AstraZeneca and Sanofi, to protect infants from the respiratory virus RSV.Until recently, parents and doctors only had one option to shield some babies from RSV: monthly injections of palivizumab, an antibody drug which isNirsevimab only requires one injection for the season, shielding infants from catching their first RSV infection until they are older with a single shot.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have wrestled for months around drafting recommendations on how parents and doctors will navigate the two competing products. "We expect Beyfortus to be priced similarly to an innovative pediatric vaccine series, in accordance with the value and innovation it delivers," the spokesperson said. , which include Pfizer's Abrysvo vaccine. Abrysvo is expected to be"broadly available in about a month from now" for eligible Americans, a Pfizer spokesperson said.
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