GAVI in the news

Dec 11th, 2009 12:56 PM UTC
By Chris Scott

The GAVI Alliance (formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations) recently made news at their partnership forum when they announced that prices for the pentavalent vaccine are predicted to fall by 22% by 2012, and by 50 cents between 2009 and 2010 alone.

Reporters quickly weighed in on the announcement. Here’s a short round-up:

Livemint.com: Drive pays off, vaccine price may fall more

Bloomberg: Five-in-One Vaccine Price Falls on Competition Between Makers

Reuters: Intl health alliance says pushes vaccine costs down

Voice of America: Vaccine Price Drop to Help Millions of Children

Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report: GAVI Alliance Drives Down Pentavalent Vaccine Costs, Data Shows

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