輝瑞獲香港衛生署批准推出呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）疫苗

此為全港首款針對60歲或以上長者和嬰兒（於孕婦懷孕期間接種）之RSV疫苗

全球首個及唯一一款能夠連續兩個週期針對RSV A亞型和RSV B亞型的二價單劑疫苗已於2024年4月獲香港衛生署獲批使用；另於2024年1月亦獲得澳門藥物監督管理局批准使用
預計這款RSV二價疫苗將於2024年6月前在澳門，及其後於2024年8月前在香港推出

香港和澳門2024年5月8日 /美通社/ — 輝瑞今天宣布獲香港衛生署批准推出用於針對由RSV引起的下呼吸道疾病（LRTD）和嚴重LRTD的 RSV融合前F蛋白（RSVpreF）二價疫苗，為60歲或以上長者及初生至六個月大嬰兒提供保護^*。

輝瑞是目前唯一一間公司提供同時適用於長者及孕婦之RSV疫苗。RSV是一種傳染性病毒，是造成全球各地呼吸系統疾病的常見起因。^1,2 RSV病毒會損害病人的肺部和呼吸道，因此有機會導致嬰兒（尤其是早產或6個月以下嬰兒）以及高風險長者出現嚴重併發症或死亡。^2-4 於2019年，全球已錄得3,300萬宗與RSV相關的急性下呼吸道感染，而其中有101,400宗死亡個案涉及5歲或以下兒童。⁵ 至於65歲或以上長者，在 2015 年全球疾病負擔數字估計有33.6萬人入院，14,100人在住院期間死亡。⁶在香港，RSV病毒是導致1歲以下幼童住院的最常見呼吸道病毒（佔多過一半病例）。⁷

輝瑞香港及澳門區域總經理Krishnamoorthy Sundaresan指出：「為改善病人生活質素，輝瑞針對免疫力較弱的長者及嬰兒，^3,4推出一款全新呼吸道合胞病毒疫苗，簡稱RSV疫苗。該疫苗在香港推出後，有助保護嬰兒及長者中因RSV引起的下呼吸道疾病。我們致力加快進度，務求儘快將疫苗推出市場。」

RSV疾病主要由RSV A及RSV B兩種病毒亞群引起，兩種亞群可共同流行或隨著每個週期交替主導。這款二價疫苗不含佐劑，並由兩種融合前F蛋白組成，以發揮針對RSV A和B病毒種類的最佳理想效果，並已證明為安全有效。

衛生署的決定基於兩項臨床試驗的數據：分別是針對長者的RENOIR，以及針對初生嬰兒及幼兒的MATISSE。

RENOIR 是一項全球性、隨機進行的關鍵性第三階段雙盲安慰劑對照臨床試驗（NCT05035212），旨在評估用於60歲或以上長者的單劑疫苗。該研究共招募約37,000名參加者，以1:1的比例隨機使用RSVpreF 120 μg或安慰劑。

MATISSE 則是另一項隨機進行的關鍵性第三階段雙盲安慰劑對照臨床試驗（NCT04424316），旨在評估疫苗能否在妊娠期間接種疫苗的健康婦女所生的嬰兒中，針對因RSV引起的LRTD及嚴重LRTD。

輝瑞香港及澳門醫學總監Eugenia Ng表示：「經過兩個完整RSV週期的疫苗研究，我們對於所得出的結果感到鼓舞，因為這些新數據顯示，接種二價疫苗有機會能同時抵抗兩種能引致疾病的亞型 ― RSV A和RSV B，為接種者提供廣泛而持久的保護。」

該款二價疫苗預計於2024年6月前在澳門，及其後於2024年8月前在香港推出。如欲了解更多疫苗相關資訊，請向所屬地區的醫護人員查詢。

^*有關建議的懷孕週期接種時間表，請參閱各地區的處方信息。

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