Cumulatively, data showed the shot to be 63% effective across the three-year period. However, efficacy appeared to wane and GSK said it expects revaccination will eventually be needed.

U.S. sales of RSV vaccines from GSK and Pfizer are down significantly after regulators narrowed the targeted age group and said it was a once-in-a-lifetime shot for now, excluding millions of people who got one last year.

The CDC just released new recommendations for the shot in June 2024, focusing on folks that are 60 or older, who are generally more likely to get really sick from the germ. But that doesn’t mean younger adults are off the hook. There’s a lot you can (and should!) do to prevent the spread of RSV to vulnerable people.

Infections caused by the latest variant have symptoms including fever, chills, fatigue, cough, congestion and headache.

U.S. sales of RSV vaccines from GSK and Pfizer are down significantly after regulators narrowed the targeted age group and said it was a once-in-a-lifetime shot for now, excluding millions of people who got one last year.

Pfizer on Monday won a bid in a London court to invalidate two of GSK's patents relating to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) has reportedly succeeded in getting a U.K. court to invalidate two of GSK’s (NYSE:GSK) patents for its RSV vaccine. The ruling is part of ongoing litigation between the two drugmakers over their respective RSV vaccines.