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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

GSK Halts 3 Trials of Respiratory Virus Vaccine in Pregnant Women

GSK logo is displayed in this illustration taken January 17, 2022. (Reuters)

Britain's GSK said on Monday it had halted enrollment and vaccination in three trials of its experimental vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in pregnant women, the latest setback in developing a vaccine for the microbe.

GSK said on Feb. 18 that it had paused a late-stage trial, dubbed "GRACE," as well as two other studies, based on safety recommendations from an independent committee but did not give further details on what had prompted the recommendations.

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