Janssen begins phase III trial of RSV vaccine for older patients

Having received promising results in a phase IIb study of its RSV vaccine, the Johnson and Johnson-owned pharmaceutical company is now initiating a phase III trial to test the candidate on adults aged 60 and up.
Photo: Marta Fernández Jara/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Marta Fernández Jara/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
BY ELIZABETH MØNSTED JOHANSEN, TRANSLATED BY DANIEL PEDERSEN

23,000 people will be included in Janssen's phase III study of its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. The trial has just begun according to a press release from the company, which is the pharmaceutical arm of the life science group, Johnson and Johnson.

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