The Food and Drug Administration has approved giving GSK's vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus down to age 50 years old, to those who are at higher risk of severe RSV, the company said Friday, making it the first shot greenlit for use in this age group to guard against RSV.
Vaccinating adults in their 50s for RSV likely has a public health benefit, a work group within the CDC's committee concluded last year ahead of the approval, though it is narrower than for older adults who are at higher risk from their age alone.
"A lot of disease comes because the virus is triggering your underlying medical conditions, whether it's COPD, heart failure, etc. So the virus is more of a trigger for exacerbation," said Dr. Phil Dormitzer, senior vice president and global head of vaccines research and development at GSK.
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