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RSVpreF vaccine (Abrysvo°) during pregnancy to prevent RSV infection in the woman's child after birth

 Marketing Authorisations   RSVpreF vaccine was authorised in the European Union in mid-2023 for pregnant women between weeks 24 and 36 of gestation, to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in their children from birth to 6 months of age. Does maternal vaccination during pregnancy provide more effective protection for infants, or provoke fewer or milder adverse effects, than the administration of nirsevimab or palivizumab to the infant? 
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Source: "VRSVpreF vaccine (Abrysvo°) during pregnancy to prevent RSV infection in the woman's child after birth" Prescrire Int 2024; 33 (258): 89-92. Subscribers only.

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