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Pfizer notched another score in the race for an RSV vaccine Tuesday, as it announced the FDA has accepted the Biologics License Application for its maternal RSV vaccine and granted the candidate priority review.

Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will review its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate on priority.

There are no U.S. approved vaccines for RSV, a common virus that typically causes mild cold-like symptoms but can be fatal for young kids and older adults. RSV is estimated to cause about 14,000 annual deaths among older adults in the United States.