New York-based pharma major Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has announced the UK approval of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine).
RSV is a viral respiratory illness that is common in young children and which can be fatal for infants, the elderly or immunocompromised.
The decision makes Pfizer’s shot the first vaccine in the UK to help protect both infants through maternal immunization and older adults from RSV.
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