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Alliance launches pneumococcal vaccine

by Global Alliance For Vaccines And Immunisation | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Monday, 13 December 2010 14:57 GMT

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A new vaccine which prevents the most deadly forms of pneumonia – the world’s number one killer of children – was introduced today in the routine immunisation programme of a developing country, paving the way to introductions in more than 40 developing countries.

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Nicaragua Pneumococcal Vaccine introduction from GAVI Alliance on Vimeo.

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