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GSK And Pfizer RSV Vaccines Get US Recommendation – But Big Decisions On Pricing Yet To Come

Will Pfizer Undercut Rival?

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

GSK and Pfizer have both raised their price ranges based on longer-term efficacy data for their RSV vaccines, but Pfizer may choose to undercut on price in order to win market share against its rival’s more favorable data.

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The first two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for older people, GSK’s Arexvy and Pfizer’s Abrysvo have been recommended by a key US panel, but reservations its experts expressed about the products will present a barrier for uptake.

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