07 Mar Vaccine halves cases of pneumococcal disease in Gambian children
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Introduction of a vaccine for pneumococcal diseases reduced pneumococcal pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis in children in The Gambia by 55%, according to research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Results from the study are summarized in the infographic below.
Image credit: MRC Unit, The Gambia