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UNICEF clinches vaccine deal to protect children from five diseases
UNICEF clinches vaccine deal to protect children from five diseases
GENEVA The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with six vaccine suppliers to provide a combined vaccine against five deadly childhood diseases for half the price it currently pays.An estimated 5.7 million deaths a year could be averted under the deal to send 450 million doses to 80 countries between 2017-2020, the agency added."We will be able to procure pentavalent vaccine to protect children ... for less than $1 a dose," Shanelle Hall, director of UNICEF's supply and procurement division, told a news briefing.
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UNICEF clinches vaccine deal to protect children from five diseases
UNICEF clinches vaccine deal to protect children from five diseases
The UNICEF logo is pictured on a building in Geneva November 17, 2009.REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesGENEVA The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with six vaccine suppliers to provide a combined vaccine against five deadly childhood diseases for half the price it currently pays.An estimated 5.7 million deaths a year could be averted under the deal to send 450 million doses to 80 countries between 2017-2020, the agency added.
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Millions more children to be protected from five diseases thanks to new vaccine supply agreement - World
Millions more children to be protected from five diseases thanks to new vaccine supply agreement - World
5-in-1 pentavalent vaccine will come from a broad base of manufacturers at half the 2016 average price for the next three yearsGENEVA, 19 October 2016 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, welcomes the results of the UNICEF pentavalent vaccine tender that will secure sufficient supplies for the next three years to protect millions of children in Gavi-supported and transitioning countries.Moreover, pentavalent vaccine – a cornerstone of routine immunisation programmes – will be accessible from a broad base of manufacturers at less than US$1: half this year's average price."We estimate that pentavalent vaccination will avert 5.7 million deaths in Gavi-supported countries between 2011 and 2020," said Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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