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GSK’s RSV vaccine gets greenlight in Japan

GSK PLC (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) has announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved its RSV vaccine, Arexvy, for use in adults aged 50-59 at increased risk of severe RSV-related outcomes. The vaccine was previously approved in Japan for individuals aged 60 and older. "This approval reflects our ambition to protect people at increased risk from the severe consequences of RSV infection,” GSK chief scientific officer Tony Wood said in a statement. “Adults aged 50-59 with certain underlying medical conditions can face debilitating consequences from RSV, so we are pleased to offer those in Japan a vaccine for the first time." Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common virus that can cause severe illness in adults with underlying health conditions such as COPD, asthma, and chronic heart failure. Happy Creek Minerals CEO Jason Bahnsen joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share exciting findings from the company’s 2024 reconnaissance fieldwork on its Silverboss and Hen-DL properties in south-central British Columbia. During the field season, the company collected 56 rock, 113 soil, and 17 stream sediment samples, which revealed anomalous copper, gold, and silver values, underscoring the potential for discovering significant mineral deposits on both projects. On the Hen-DL property, a standout discovery was a large boulder near the Eureka thrust fault, yielding highly anomalous results for nickel, chromium, cobalt, and platinum. This boulder is believed to originate from a relatively unexplored area of the property, signaling the potential of the mineralized system. Similarly, on the DL property, the team identified a large gabbro-pyroxenite rock boulder, which also exhibited highly anomalous assay results for nickel, chromium, cobalt, and platinum, further pointing to mineralization associated with the Eureka fault area. “These results validate the geological potential of our properties,” said Bahnsen. “We are excited about the discoveries made during the 2024 field season and the opportunities they present for advancing exploration on both the Silverboss and Hen-DL projects.” The company plans to further investigate the source of these boulders and the mineralized zones, emphasizing the significant exploration potential within these promising British Columbia assets.