Pneumococcal Vaccine Could Save Millions Of Lives

December 2006 | Product Launch

The introduction a pneumococcal vaccine in Latin America could save millions of lives every year, particularly children and the elderly, however, prices are too high for most countries in the region and manufacturing capabilities currently do not exist to satisfy the potential demand. Nevertheless, health and policy leaders from dozens of countries across the Americas, together with representatives of major donor organisations and vaccine producers, have vowed to make 2007 a year of action to combat pneumococcal disease. It is BMI's view that immunisation will increase as result, but cautions that it will some time before universal coverage - as

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