| ■ Developing Nations to Receive Pneumonia Vaccines | 2010.03.26 |
| Two large drug makers have promised to supply new pneumonia vaccines to developing countries for 10 years. The commitment made by GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Inc. was announced Tuesday by the public-private partnership GAVI Alliance, the Associated Press reported. Each company will supply 30 million doses per year. Initially, the cost of the vaccines will be $7 per dose, but that will decrease to $3.50 for most of the 10-year commitment. The vaccine doses will be paid for by the recipient nations and Geneva-based GAVI. The group said the total is a fraction of the current cost of pneumonia vaccines in many developed countries, the AP reported. |