Follow the life of a vaccine from its creation in a lab in Pennsylvania to the mouths of newborns in impoverished Nicaragua. This innovative film touches on every step that a pharmaceutical drug must take in its difficult journey to reach those who need it most.
...of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. "This vaccine can be shipped as powder and does not require reconstitution or special training to administ…
...the World Health Organization recommended in 2009 the inclusion of rotavirus vaccine in all national immunization programs. However, access to vaccines can be slow and limited in the areas …
...the two groups. American children have received an oral rotavirus vaccine since 2006. GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership formerly known as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immu…
...the World Health Organisation recommended in 2009 the inclusion of rotavirus vaccine in all national immunization programmes. However, access to vaccines can be slow and limited in the area…
...discount last year with GlaxoSmithKline and Merck, obtaining the rotavirus vaccines from those pharmaceutical companies for $2.50 a dose. The alliance has programs for delivering those vacc…
...India (DCGI), the vaccine will be a more affordable alternative to the rotavirus vaccines already on the market. "With its low price and strong efficacy, ROTAVAC has the potential to signif…
...were suppressed by AIDS. An editorial accompanying the study said rotavirus vaccine could save many lives. The GAVI Alliance, which delivers vaccines to poor countries, recently included ro…
...western vaccines have not been as effective against, Rose added. GAVI rotavirus vaccine prices had been an obstacle, but the problem extended beyond cost, said Dr. Ajay Khera, deputy commis…
...supports the concurrent administration of OPV and ROTAVAC®. “Vaccines work to save and protect children from diseases like rotavirus for a lifetime,” said Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill &…
...to a licensed vaccine and its significant protection against severe rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the U.S. Na…
...in Hyderabad, with the Department of Biotechnology, was developing this vaccine with Govt. of India in a uniquely designed private-public partnership model. And the results are here to be s…
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Rotavirus kills 500,000 children under five every year. Thirty years ago, one pediatrician began a journey.
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Pennsylvania: 1 dose; 2 milliliters; 10 years of research; 16 years of development; 1 billion dollars; the best minds in science
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Nicaragua Ministry of Health, Policlinica Oriental Ministeri de Salud 40 Metrros Abajo, Managua, Nicaragua
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Managua, Nicaragua
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Below 35F it freezes; above 46F it spoils; 2,254 miles
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A new journey begins
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The first rotavirus vaccine arrived in Nicaragua three years ago. There have been no major outbreaks since. By 2015, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations [GAVI] will introduce the Rotavirus vaccine to 44 of the world’s poorest countries, covering 60 percent of all newborn children.
