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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

RFK Jr’s vaccine panel recommends new RSV treatment for infants

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The CDC advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta on Wednesday. Photograph: Megan Varner/Reuters

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s reconstituted vaccine advisory panel recommended a new treatment to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants.

The treatment, a new monoclonal antibody called clesrovimab, which will be sold under the brand name Enflonsia by Merck, was recommended by the powerful committee after being approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) roughly two weeks ago.

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