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1、2010.4——001Millionsofbabiesandchildrencouldsoonbeprotectedagainstthedeadlydiseasepneumonia.Twoleadingdrugcompanieshaveagreedtosupplyvaccinesagainstpneumococcaldiseasetotheworld'spoorestcountriesatareducedprice.PfizerandGlaxoSmithKlinesignedthehistoricAdva
2、nceMarketCommitmentagreementlastweek.TheGlobalAllianceforVaccinesandImmunizations,orGAVI,helpednegotiatethedeal.Thegroupsaysthelowcostvaccinescouldsaveasmanyassevenmillionlivesbytheyeartwentythirty.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsayspneumoniakillsalmosttwomill
3、ionchildreneachyear.ThisismorethanAIDS,malariaandmeaslescombined.Itistheleadingcauseofdeathamongyoungchildren.And,morethanninetypercentofthosedeathshappeninthedevelopingworld.TheseareallreasonswhyGAVIchosethepneumococcalvaccineforitsfirstAdvanceMarketComm
4、itmentproject-Theprivate-publicpartnershipsaredesignedtoincreasetheavailabilityoflowcostvaccinesinpoorareas.Lastyear,thegovernmentsofItaly,theUnitedKingdom,Canada,RussiaandNorwayjoinedwiththeBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Theyprovidedoneandahalfbilliondoll
5、arstolaunchthepneumococcalvaccineproject.JeffreyRowlandiswiththeGAVIalliance.Hesaysthemoneyhelpstopersuadedrugmakerstotakepartintheproject.nThebiggestchallengeofgettinglifesavingvaccinestopoorcountriesisthatthere'snomarket.Peoplecan'taffordthem.That'swhyw
6、edon'treallyhaveamalariavaccineyet,becausenooneinrichcountriesreallysuffersfrommalaria.Whatwedidforthepneumococcalvaccinewaswesaidwewillpayonepointfivebilliondollarsifyoudeveloptherightvaccines,andtherightvolumesthatweneedandattherightprice.Anditwasagambl
7、e/1Thatgamblepaidoff.GlaxoSmithKlineandPfizerhaveagreedtoprovidethirtymilliondosesofthevaccineeachyearfortenyears.Thefirsttwentypercentofthevaccineswillsellforsevendollarsadose.Theremainingeightypercentwillcostthreedollarsandfiftycentsperdose.Thatisninety
8、percentlessthancurrentpricesintheUnitedStates.MisterRowlandsaystheagreementisahugeachievementforthedevelopingworld."Vaccination,whichwetendtotakeforgrantedincountriesliketheUnitedStatesorinWesternEurope,infactalotof
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