Disagreement FDA and EMA on RSV Maternal Vaccination: Possible Consequence for Global Mortality
Joukje E. Willemsen, José A. M. Borghans, Louis Bont, Julia Drylewicz
Abstract
The European Medicines Agency and the US Food and Drug Administration have recently approved a maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus. The US Food and Drug Administration limits vaccination to later in pregnancy. Mathematical modeling demonstrates that this vaccination window may reduce the global mortality impact of the vaccine by 12%. Policymakers should carefully consider vaccine risks and benefits to safeguard vulnerable infants effectively.
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Food and drug administrationVaccinationMedicineAgency (philosophy)PregnancyAdministration (probate law)Window of opportunityEnvironmental healthVirologyBiologyPolitical scienceLawEpistemologyPhilosophyComputer scienceGeneticsReal-time computingRespiratory viral infections researchInfluenza Virus Research StudiesPneumonia and Respiratory Infections