Pneumonia vaccine
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First alternative pneumonia vaccine breaks Pfizer and GSK’s decades-long stranglehold
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just quality assured a third pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, that protects children against certain types of pneumonia and will be much more affordable than existing vaccines. This critical step will enable countries and treatment providers to procure more affordable versions of the…