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Pfizer's RSV vaccine shows promising results in preventing severe infection in infants.

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Pfizer's RSV vaccine shows promising results in preventing severe infection in infants.
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Pfizer's experimental RSV vaccine was 82% effective in preventing severe infections in infants when given to expecting mothers in the second half of their pregnancy, according to final trial data. The vaccine, currently under review by health regulators in the US and Europe, could become the first maternal vaccine available to prevent the disease in infants if approved by the FDA by August. The shot failed to meet a second main goal of reducing non-severe illness in infants.

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  1. Pfizer RSV vaccine 82% effective vs severe infection in infants, final data shows (April 5)  Reuters
  2. Final data shows Pfizer RSV vaccine 82 percent effective in infants when given to pregnant mothers  The Hill
  3. Late-stage RSV vaccine trials show 'exciting promise,' some scientists say  CNN
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