FDA ap­proves GSK's MMR vac­cine, the first new green light in more than half a cen­tu­ry

GSK is bring­ing one of its wide­ly-li­censed vac­cines to the US, giv­ing pe­di­a­tri­cians a new op­tion for a com­mon child­hood shot for the first time in more than 50 years.

The FDA ap­proved GSK’s measles, mumps and rubel­la vac­cine for in­di­vid­u­als 12 months and old­er, the com­pa­ny an­nounced Mon­day morn­ing. Brand­ed as Pri­or­ix, the shot had al­ready been li­censed in more than 100 oth­er coun­tries be­fore com­ing to the US.

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