Vaccines
Since their introduction, vaccines have proved highly effective at reducing death and disease. The vaccine industry is committed to increasing global availability of vaccines, including those that are underused or newly introduced. For many years the pharmaceutical industry has supplied vaccines for use in the developing world at preferential prices through international agencies such as UNICEF, and this commitment continues. Industry also makes significant donations of vaccines to improve public health in the poorest countries. Although newer vaccines based on complex new technologies are inevitably more expensive due to their significant development costs, a strong and enduring partnership between industry, governments, public health authorities, international organisations and specialised alliances, can help ensure that vaccination remains one of the world’s most important and cost-effective public health measures.
- What is a vaccine?
- Value: The value of vaccines
- Immunisation: Immunisation in Australia
- Requirements and Safety: Are vaccines still required, and are they safe?
- Role of the Industry: Developing, producing and supplying vaccines: The role of the pharmaceutical industry
Page updated: August 2011