The decades long quest for a treatment to protect all infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is coming to fruition as Sanofi and AstraZeneca PLC’s monoclonal antibody nirsevimab is now under review at the US Food and Drug Administration. If approved, the product would be the first treatment to prevent RSV in all newborns and infants.
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi)’s Synagis (palivizumab) has been the sole treatment option. However, it is indicated only for...








