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AstraZeneca, Sanofi infant respiratory treatment gets US approval

by | Jul 18, 2023

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(Sharecast News) – AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s Beyfortus drug has been approved in the US for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in newborns and infants, the two companies said on Tuesday.

The treatment is given to those born during or entering their first RSV season, and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe RSV disease through their second RSV season. Beyfortus will be available in the US ahead of the upcoming 2023-2024 RSV season, they added.

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