In a recent podcast, “Dispelling the Myth that RSV is Only a Disease of Childhood,” Dr. Anil Gupta and colleagues tackle a widely held misconception about Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): that it’s solely a disease of childhood. While RSV is well-known for causing respiratory infections in infants and young children, it’s time to shed light on
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for Arexvy, the world’s first vaccine designed to protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a common respiratory virus that can cause serious illness, particularly in adults over 65 years of age, and in infants and young children. It
JoinAStudy.ca Investigators Dr. Peter Dzongowski, Dr. Michael Jones and Dr. Sean Peterson were all recently involved in GSK trial AReSVi 006, evaluating a vaccine candidate for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Recruitment was highly successful for all three investigators, whose work has helped lead to the first RSV vaccine candidate to show statistically significant and clinically