Sanofi/AstraZeneca Resolving Beyfortus Shortage By Reallocating Southern Hemisphere Supply

With the White House putting a spotlight on US shortages of their new RSV monoclonal antibody, Sanofi and AstraZeneca can take some solace that the negative headlines stem from unexpectedly high demand and easier reimbursement for the immunization than the companies’ predicted.

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Sanofi and AstraZeneca say demand for their RSV immunization is unprecedented among similar launches. • Source: Shutterstock

Sanofi and AstraZeneca PLC are plugging the US shortage of their RSV immunization for infants by providing 230,000 doses originally intended for the Southern Hemisphere RSV season to the US, Sanofi told the Pink Sheet.

Those doses of Beyfortus (nirsevimab-alip), a monoclonal antibody used to prevent lower respiratory syncytial virus infections in infants, are expected...

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