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GSK Lifts Profit Forecast, Boosted By World’s First RSV Vaccine

  • Drug company cites ‘outstanding’ US demand for Arexvy shot
  • UK company’s vaccines unit is now the best performing division
The GSK headquarters in London.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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GSK Plc raised its guidance for the second time this year as demand surges for its breakthrough vaccine to prevent a common respiratory virus in adults.

The UK pharmaceutical company now expects Bloomberg Terminalsales to increase by as much as 13% and adjusted earnings per share to rise as much as 20% this fiscal year. The high end of each range is 3 percentage points above previous forecasts.