Pneumosil

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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.