Category: RSV
A Surprising Finding Leads to an RSV Vaccine Breakthrough
(Bloomberg) While the world is still focused on fighting Covid, another nasty respiratory virus is on the march. It’s called RSV, which stands for respiratory syncytial virus, and it sends thousands of young children and elderly adults to the hospital every year. There isn’t yet a vaccine for RSV, but that could soon change. RSV shots from Pfizer and GSK have shown promising […]
Nov 18, 2022
Study describes distinct pattern of ongoing respiratory syncytial virus transmission in the Netherlands after the COVID-19 pandemic
(Preprint Server) A nationwide prospective study showed year-round RSV transmission in the Netherlands after an initial 2021 summer outbreak. The pattern was unprecedented and distinct from neighboring countries. Our dynamic simulation model suggests that this transmission pattern could be associated with waning immunity because of low RSV circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 18, 2022
What to know about RSV vaccine candidates and monoclonal antibodies
(The Hill) There are currently no vaccines for the surging virus and only one limited treatment option, but several products aiming to prevent severe disease are in development. RSV, which stands for respiratory syncytial virus, is surging in number of cases and hospitalizations in young patients across the country. RSV can cause severe clinical problems in infants, particularly […]
Nov 18, 2022
Soaring Infant Lung Illnesses Spur Race for Prevention
(Bloomberg) Doctors and parents are looking to new drugs and vaccines on the horizon to prevent a lung virus that’s been filling pediatric emergency rooms earlier than usual this season. Trial results this month from Pfizer Inc.’s maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and a European regulatory win for Sanofi and AstraZeneca Plc’s antibody that prevents the disease for a […]
Nov 15, 2022
Two people, both over 65, die of RSV in NY State
(Local News) Health leaders said there have been more than 2,200 lab-confirmed RSV cases in the county, mostly babies and toddlers. The virus puts about 80,000 children in the hospital in the U.S. every year but it can also harm older people. “For three years, all these babies being born, none of them get infected […]
Nov 15, 2022
RSV Is Bad. Where’s the Vaccine?
(WSJ Podcast) Every winter, the respiratory virus RSV lands tens of thousands of babies and young children in hospitals around the country. This year, the outbreak started early. WSJ’s Denise Roland explains the challenges of creating an RSV vaccine.
Nov 15, 2022
Pfizer nabs RSV therapeutic biotech ReViral in quick $525M bolt-on
(Fierce Biotech) Pfizer has had plenty of success in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lately, with multiple FDA designations and clinical advancements for its vaccine candidate. But that’s not enough for the pharma giant. Today, the New York-based behemoth is acquiring ReViral and its collection of therapeutics for the pesky respiratory virus for $525 million.
Nov 15, 2022
RSV antibody from Sanofi and AstraZeneca approved in Europe
(Chemical and Engineering News) With the first vaccines to guard against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) expected to receive regulatory approval in the months ahead, the European Commission earlier this month gave its nod to a monoclonal antibody developed by Sanofi and AstraZeneca to prevent RSV lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) in newborns and infants. The […]
Nov 15, 2022
RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual for this point in the season
(CNN Video) The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the country – especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. But adults can get RSV, too. Although RSV does not typically send as many adults to the hospital, it can be a serious and even deadly […]
Nov 15, 2022
RSV hospitalizations triple in recent weeks in Oregon
(Local News) Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order Monday in response to the surge of pediatric cases and hospitalizations of respiratory viruses, including Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Cases of the virus, commonly known as RSV, have been rising across Oregon for the last four weeks. Brown said this executive order will give hospitals more […]
Nov 15, 2022