GSK RSV shot Arexvy approved in Britain for adults aged 60 years and older
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Britain: Britain's health regulator approved GSK's vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes thousands of hospitalisations and deaths annually, the drugmaker said on Monday.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) authorised GSK's shot, called Arexvy, for active immunisation to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults 60 years and older, the company said.
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