How Can We Vaccinate More Children?
<p>Suresh_Jadhav, Executive Director, Serum Institute of India.
</p><p>The Serum Institute of India became the first company to re-license a vaccine for use outside of the cold chain - the cold chain is a method of constant refrigeration that is required for most vaccines to keep their potency but which is completely unrealistic for many rural areas in developing countries.
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The Meningitis A vaccine can now be kept outside of refrigeration at temperatures up to 104 F (40C) for up to 4 days. As a result, many more children will have access to this life-saving vaccine. So what incentives do pharmaceutical companies need to produce more better adapted vaccines for developing countries?
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