23-01-2021 | 11:42 AM
Pneumosil
The Serum Institute of India recently unveiled the first indigenously developed Pneumococcal Vaccine called Pneumosil.
Key Points:
• Pneumosil was created in conjunction with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and PATH. It has been authorised by the Drugs Controller General of India.
• The price of Pneumosil is very cheap. This is 30% smaller than the Pneumonia Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) currently prescribed against Pneumonia in India.
• The Clinical trials of the vaccine were conducted in Gambia and India.
Note: India accounts for 20% of the world's pneumonia deaths.
