GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced the incorporation of its pneumococcal vaccine into the Kenyan national immunisation programme. Kenya is the first African country to receive pneumococcal vaccines through the innovative financing mechanism known as the Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which is designed to bring heavily discounted vaccines to children living in the world’s poorest countries. At a […]
Pneumococcal vaccines on their way to more than 40 developing countries
NAIROBI, 14 February 2011 – Hundreds of infants in Kenya received their first shots against pneumococcal disease today at a special event to celebrate the global roll out of vaccines targeting the world’s biggest child killer — pneumonia. Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki joined parents, health workers, ambassadors and donors in Nairobi to witness children being […]
Pneumonia vaccine 'to save thousands of lives'
By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent, BBC News 23 January 2011 New vaccine could save thousands of lives. A new vaccine against pneumonia is being rolled out in Africa which estimates suggest could save more than half a million lives a year globally. The Gavi Alliance, a global health partnership of public and private sectors for […]
Preemies Have Reduced Response to Pneumococcal Vaccine
By: Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today 03 December 2010 Although preterm infants have a response to seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), it does not result in the antibody levels achieved by full-term infants for all serotypes, researchers found. After an initial three-dose immunization series by age 4 months, antibody titers increased for both […]
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