Asia’s Largest Vaccine Maker Developing Low-Cost HPV, Diarrheal, Pneumococcal Vaccines

Bloomberg Businessweek: Top-Selling Vaccine Made Cheap Shows Challenge to Merck: Health
“…Serum Institute of India Ltd., which makes vaccines injected in 65 percent of the world’s children, is targeting newer vaccines, including one for the human papillomavirus that could be available in late 2018 and sell at a third of the price of Merck & Co.’s blockbuster Gardasil. Also in development are vaccines for types of severe diarrhea and pneumonia…” (Gokhale, 1/26).

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