The Week in Review provides an overview of the past week’s top health care content, including industry news and trends, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Laboratories news, and upcoming events.
Moderna says RSV vaccine is effective in older adults
Moderna’s vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was 83 percent effective at preventing lower respiratory tract disease in adults aged 60 and older in a large clinical trial, the company announced on Tuesday. Source: The Hill
Phoenix Children’s opens specialty clinic at Avondale campus
Phoenix Children’s expanded its Avondale campus with a multi-specialty clinic that opened Monday. Source: KTAR
WHO questions severity of XBB.1.5 COVID subvariant as U.S. cases rise
The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is still gaining ground within the United States, accounting for at least 43% of sequenced cases from the last week, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Source: AXIOS