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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauran Neergaard

RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects their newborns but is it ready for US sale?

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the scary respiratory virus -– and federal health advisers debated Thursday if Pfizer’s shot is ready to roll out.

RSV fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall and winter, and the virus struck earlier than usual and especially hard in the U.S. this past year..

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