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Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2005 Sarah Houlton	Global Report: Wanted: Attention Bird flu is number one on the media's agenda. But other diseases need better immunization, too. WHO estimates that in 2002, 2.1 million people died from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccines that WHO currently recommends.
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Kerry Capell	Vaccinating The World's Poor GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals is betting it can combat Third World scourges -- and still make money.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2009 Joanna Breitstein	Vaccines for All The world is suffering. But just over the horizon is a new access equation that could speed innovative vaccines to where they're needed most.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Catherine Arnst	A Most Victorious Vaccine A review of Jeffrey Kluger's book Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio, which chronicles polio epidemics in the first half of the 20th century, and scientific efforts by Salk and his colleagues to create a vaccine quickly.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Vaccines for Everyone New vaccines can be good business and a huge boon to public health. But the challenge is to establish prices that ensure global access, and to bring necessary medications to third-world countries.
Smithsonian November 2005	35 Who Made a Difference: Bill Gates The king of software takes on his biggest challenge yet: his foundation is reshaping the landscape of deadly and debilitating diseases in the developing world.
BusinessWeek February 3, 2011 Charlie Rose	Charlie Rose Talks to Bill Gates On the day he released his $34 billion foundation's annual report, Gates talks about his planet-wide battle against disease.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Pasternak et al.	Vaccines: Market on the Rebound The vaccine business was safely inoculated against higher profits. But innovative therapies and looser government controls may spark an outbreak. Are pharmaceuticals ready for this opportunity?
Chemistry World September 16, 2015 Patrick Walter	A shot in the arm It's heartening news that an Ebola vaccine has delivered outstanding results and that a malaria one shows early promise.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 10, 2014 Fitzpatrick & Mohan	Vaccines: Fire in the Cold Chain It's only recently that vaccine producers experienced the commercial returns commensurate with vaccines: long record of positive public health performance.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Catherine Arnst	O.K., Roll Up Your Sleeve New vaccines are arriving but the economics are still a challenge.
Chemistry World March 17, 2011 Hepeng Jia	International recognition helps Chinese vaccine industry Vaccines made in China will now be supplied through United Nations agencies to developing countries, after recognition from the World Health Organisation that China's State Food and Drug Administration has complied with international standards for vaccine regulation.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Kerry Capell	GlaxoSmithKline: Getting AIDS Drugs To More Sick People GlaxoSmithKline sells 90% of its vaccines, in volume terms, at not-for-profit prices to customers in the developing world.
Fast Company November 2002 Chuck Salter	Richard Klausner Spends to Save Lives At the wealthiest foundation on the planet, a brilliant scientist is giving away Bill Gates's money in pursuit of a lofty goal: solving the world's most pressing health problems.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 Brian Lawler	Gauging Glaxo's Vaccine Value Surprise! The FDA actually approves Glaxo's new combination children's vaccine without delay.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Rich Duprey	Will Flu Vaccine Catch Cold? The CDC says we may have as many as 97 million doses this year, but that's a best-case scenario. This year again, it's Chiron causing the uncertainty.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 Chris Baines	Why Getting A Flu Shot Is Critical Vaccines save the lives of millions. By getting a flu shot, you're also aiding future vaccine research conducted by major pharmaceutical companies.
Salon.com December 15, 2000 Arthur Allen	Warming to malaria With fears mounting that global climate change may cause the dreaded disease to spread, scientists turn their attention to vaccine research...
Smithsonian November 2005 Robin Marantz Henig	35 Who Made a Difference: D. A. Henderson Eradicating one of history's deadliest diseases was just the beginning.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2011 Brian Orelli	Kids, Vaccines, and Deaths a Bad Combination Pfizer and Sanofi may not to be to blame, but when investing in drugmakers, you always have to be worried about drug safety. Fortunately this doesn't look like one of those issues.
Bio-IT World Dec 2005/Jan 2006 Salvatore Salamone	Gates, Clinton Address Global Health Summit The conference brought together leaders in business, government, medicine, public philanthropic groups, and the arts to address and develop solutions to the world's heath crises.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Brian Gorman	Developing Drug Markets Drug companies focusing on the developing world could see major payoffs. Asia, Africa, and Australia offer very significant opportunities for investors.
Chemistry World January 29, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Ebola vaccine shown to be safe in humans GlaxoSmithKline's experimental Ebola vaccine is capable of triggering an immune response in humans, according to a new study.
Chemistry World July 24, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Pharma's shot in the arm? As swine flu cases continue to erupt around the globe, the latest financial results from pharmaceutical companies Roche and GlaxoSmithKline reveal that sales of their antiviral drugs have soared.
Popular Mechanics August 2008 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	As Diseases Make Comeback, Why Aren't All Kids Vaccinated? The measles, whooping cough and even polio have returned. Why? Because of a new breed of vaccine deniers who are ignoring campaigns for awareness, and ultimately might live shorter lives.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Are Billions of Dollars in Revenue at Risk? Vaccine makers' lawsuit protection is called into question.
Scientific American February 2006	To Banish a Cancer Two vaccines that are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. have demonstrated in clinical trials that they can prevent infection from the two types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that account for up to 70 percent of cervical cancers.
American Family Physician July 1, 2004 Lo Re & Gluckman	Travel Immunizations The approach to vaccine recommendations should be based on a thorough assessment of the risks for travel-related diseases, the time available before trip departure, and current knowledge of the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 John Carey	A Booster Shot For Vaccines New technology could speed the development of vaccines and keep the medicine chest stocked.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron's Sickly Forecast The flu vaccine maker further reduces its estimated dose production. With its earnings release due next week, perhaps Chiron was simply preparing investors for a jolt.
InternetNews February 6, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston	Gates Wants You Bitten by the Charity Bug This week's outrageous antics have a serious motive - to press for better healthcare for underdeveloped nations.
HBS Working Knowledge March 1, 2004 Martha Lagace	Injecting New Life into the Vaccine Industry Vaccines for preventable diseases save millions of lives every year, yet as an industry, the vaccine business suffers a host of ailments, the CEO of Merck & Co. contends.
American Family Physician December 1, 2002 Sanford R. Kimmel	Vaccine Adverse Events: Separating Myth from Reality Vaccines have turned many childhood diseases into distant memories in industrialized countries. However, questions have been raised about the safety of some vaccines because of rare but serious adverse effects that have been attributed to them.
American Family Physician May 15, 2001	Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What a Parent Needs to Know Why should my child get this vaccine?... What exactly is the pneumococcal vaccine?... Are there some children who should not get pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or who should wait until they are older?...
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Amy Barrett	Jonas Salk: He Put An End To Polio In the '50s, Dr. Jonas Salk moved with lightning speed to develop and test a vaccine for polio.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Rich Duprey	Glaxo's Flu Vaccine Booster The drug giant's return could give the U.S. flu vaccine market a shot in the arm.
Smithsonian April 2005 Jeffrey Kluger	Conquering Polio Fifty years ago, a scientific panel declared Jonas Salk's polio vaccine a smashing success. Here is an excerpt from "Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio," which takes readers behind the headlines.
Managed Care October 2000 Kevin A. Wilson	Public Policy Largely Ignores Adult Immunization Needs Although four fifths of the nation's children are fully immunized, tens of thousands of adults die each year from diseases preventable by vaccination...
Scientific American July 2006 JR Minkel	Dangling a Carrot for Vaccines Drug companies do not see much of a market in treating diseases of developing nations. Michael Kremer hopes to change that with a plan that taps the profit motive.
Wired January 2003 Richard Martin	Testing the First AIDS Vaccine Medical establishment, government, and Genentech be damned -- Don Francis has never stopped believing. Now he's about to finish testing the first human AIDS vaccine.
HBS Working Knowledge February 28, 2005 Cynthia Churchwell	Funding R&D for Neglected Diseases Research on vaccines for diseases that primarily affect low-income countries remains minimal---the risks are too high for developers. The book Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases suggests a solution.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Kerry Capell	"A Vaccine Every Woman Should Take" Two drug companies are closing in on shots against HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Despite the obvious benefits, the vaccines may not be an easy sell: There are social and moral hurdles to overcome.
American Family Physician July 15, 2003 Sur et al.	Vaccinations in Pregnancy Routine vaccines that generally are safe to administer during pregnancy include diphtheria, tetanus, influenza, and hepatitis B. Other vaccines, such as meningococcal and rabies, may be considered.
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Maria Burke	Malaria vaccine approval first marred by efficacy question mark After decades of research, a malaria vaccine has finally been given the green light by a regulatory agency. But with limited efficacy and questions over the vaccine's cost, its future remains unclear.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Walter Armstrong	Vaccines: Progress in Preventing Bad Bugs Long on the sidelines of pharma R&D, vaccine development is moving to center stage as most of the big pharmas diversify, spreading their risk among the full gamut of revenue sources.
Chemistry World January 19, 2015 Maria Burke	Roadmap to fast track Ebola vaccine development A global group of experts has developed a 'roadmap' to help the health community fast track an Ebola vaccine.
InternetNews January 20, 2010	First Tweeting, Bill Gates Now Gets His Own Site So what does the world's richest private person think about in his "spare" time?
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Weintraub et al.	Swine Flu: The Pandemic That Wasn't Swine flu is waning, but the lessons of H1N1 could come in handy during a more serious epidemic.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Rich Duprey	Chiron Crisis Creates Investor Opportunity As flu vaccine maker flames out, other companies may step in to fill the void.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2005 Anthony Tao	The Avian Few: Is it Too Late for Pharma to Re-enter the Vaccine Fray? Small profit margins and high litigation risks drove most companies out of the vaccine business decades ago. As a possible pandemic looms, pharma re-enters the fray. Is it too late?