Threat baby away from pneumococcal vaccine protection

Global first Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines made domestic \"pass\"

On June 3, 2008, the Beijing News-domestic small babies were also immediately \"wearing\" vaccine protection coat on, against the harm of pneumococcal. This reporter recently was informed that, by the Wyeth company research and development and production of the world\'s first, is the only one for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in infants under 2 years old 7-Valent Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, recently has received the State food and Drug Administration (SFDA) approval allowed its listed in domestic sales. Experts pointed out that the vaccines listed in China will benefit more families, many children from pneumococcal harm. It is understood that the vaccine is currently the world\'s biggest-selling vaccine products.

Pneumococcal disease is the pneumococcal (also known as Streptococcus pneumoniae) infection as a result of a series of illnesses, including pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia/sepsis and otitis media, not only seriously endanger the health of patients with, or even lead to death. Main and children and the elderly is pneumococcal disease susceptible population.

According to the World Health Organization estimates that global about 701 million children under 5 die each year from various types of pneumococcal diseases. In all vaccine-preventable diseases, pneumococcal disease is the primary cause of child mortality in the age groups. Pneumonia is also a cause of death in infants in China the number one \"killer\", and many serious pneumonia is caused by Pneumococcus.

But most of the public on the dangers of pneumococcal disease in China lack sufficient knowledge. According to a Sohu network online survey, with 80% of the public said they did not know \' pneumococcal \', 60% of the public do not know infants under 2 years old are at high risk of pneumococcal crowd.

Facing growing resistance of pneumococci to antibiotics than pneumococcal disease treated with antibiotics, the experts advocated a more cost-effective way of preventing--vaccinations. It is understood that who has the support of global Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into their national immunization programme. United States from 2000 on the implementation of all the new babies born Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in routine immunization, within 3 years by the children of the serum of vaccine types causing pneumococcal disease dropped by 94%.

This was granted a 7-Valent Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) or on this vaccine has not been previously vaccinated children under 5 years have a preventive effect. It is learnt that the vaccine currently in widespread use over more than 80 countries and regions, and were 25 of these countries included in the national immunization programme, for a global safety in infants were vaccinated more than 180 million doses.

Experts call for the general public, especially parents should give full attention to pneumococcal disease. The Wyeth company successfully acquired \"pass\", will accelerate the pace of pneumococcal vaccine in the domestic market, there will be more Chinese babies get vaccine protection, thus far away from the threat of pneumococcal.