British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, when given together with its shingles shot, met the main goal of a late-stage trial in adults over 50 years of age.

GSK has revised its annual vaccine sales forecast following new guidance on RSV from the CDC. But new evidence offers new hope.

In the study, co-administration of GSK's RSV vaccine Arexvy and shingles shot Shingrix elicited non-inferior immune responses compared with separate administration of the vaccines.

(Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday administration of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine and shingles shot together generated the same immune response in a late-stage trial as separate adminstration of the vaccines.

GSK has turned to Brooke Shields to get the message out about shingles vaccination. | GSK has turned to Brooke Shields to get the message out about shingles vaccination. The drugmaker has worked with the model and actor to talk to female celebrities and patients aged 50 years and up about the power that comes from aging and how shingles threatens their health.

British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday its experimental herpes simplex virus (HSV) vaccine candidate failed to meet the main goal of a mid-stage trial and would not be taken forward to a late-stage trial.

GSK (NYSE:GSK) announced Wednesday that its Arexvy vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and its Shingrix vaccine for shingles reached the main goal in a Phase 3 trial when they were co-administered in adults aged 50 and older.