Vaccines are an instrumental and cost-effective way to prevent infectious diseases—such as typhoid, which continues to pose a significant threat in low- and middle-income countries. Too many children, who are ...
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Amidst challenges, Malawi delivers for the children
Today is a bright day for the children of Malawi. Starting today, children between the ages of nine months and younger than 15 years are eligible to receive typhoid conjugate ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccines can be a big part of the big catch-up!
Vaccines save lives, but more than 1 in 5 children worldwide have missed crucial lifesaving vaccines, with the majority residing in the lowest resourced communities. Each year in April, World ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccines are effective at the community level
India has one of the highest typhoid burdens in the world with an estimated 44.8 million cases in 2019; 54 percent of cases were among children younger than 15 years ...
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Reaching every child in Pakistan: TCV rolls out to remaining provinces completing nationwide introduction
Today, Pakistan began their final typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) introduction campaign to ensure that children are protected against typhoid. This is a major achievement and fulfills a commitment from the ...
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A typhoid-free life: Portraits of TCVs
Vaccines’ ability to protect us from disease is the incredible result of centuries of scientific progress. Infectious diseases have plagued humanity from the beginning of time, cutting lives short. But ...
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Celebrating Nepal’s typhoid conjugate vaccine introduction
Vaccines are one of the most effective public health interventions against infectious diseases. Today, I am happy to share that Nepal added typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) to our Expanded Program ...
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We can’t stop drug-resistant typhoid without vaccines
For an increasing number of communities, typhoid is a real and dangerous threat. Symptoms can last for weeks or months, keeping children out of school and preventing families from earning ...
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The time for typhoid conjugate vaccines is now
In many ways, 2017 may seem like a lifetime ago; yet our world has changed drastically. Most notably, our current daily routines have been changed by COVID-19, altering the way ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccine is effective against drug-resistant typhoid
A recently published study from Hyderabad, Pakistan, shows that typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) is highly effective against drug-resistant typhoid. This is exciting and reassuring data as multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant ...
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