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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

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What’s more, VAX-24 achieved a higher immune response to 16 of the 20 serotypes it shares with Prevnar 20. The company says that these four serotypes represent roughly 10–15% of bacteria causing pneumococcal disease in adults. According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), there are over 90 strains of this bacterium.

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GSK bolsters vaccines division with $3.3bn swoop on Affinivax

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Last year, Affinivax reported positive phase 2 results with ASP3772, which targets 24 of the common serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae – a bacteria which causes non-invasive illnesses like pneumonia, sinusitis and middle ear infections, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis.