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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