All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Infectious Disease

Indian companies are expanding beyond generics. 

India and China are set to become major players in the vaccine market Already India vaccine manufacturers have moved from simple single component vaccines to more complex conjugates and combinations.   In the next 10 years India and China will become global vaccine suppliers.

It is nice to know the causative organism in a sick child, but the utility of this test is limited by the lack of specific therapies once the diagnosis is made.

Meridian's new RSV and Influenza A/B testing should provide new weapons for pediatricians during the upcoming flu and upper respiratory infection season.

Novartis should be applauded for completing the earliest stages of a conjugated meningococcal vaccine for infants and young toddlers.  However, it is conceivable that Novartis' Menveo may be cannibalized in the market by sanofi's Menactra. Menactra is an already FDA-approved conjugated meningococcal...

I formerly worked at Pasteur Merieux Connaught and have quite a bit of experience with meningococcal meningitis vaccines. The largest number of cases occur in teenagers and young adults, the second highest group is the pediatric population. This is a deadly disease that can spread quickly among populations...

Meningococcal meningitis is the remaining major bacterial meningitis for which an effective vaccine has not been available for infants and children younger than 10 years of age. this study suggests that infants will no longer be lacking protection against this devastating illness.

Combination therapy with Peg IFN and Ribanirin showed better therapeutic outcome. This fact is well known.

While the need to keep FluMist frozen was a mild hassle, the cost and reimbursement issues are the major factor blocking widespread use.    

The use of Prevnar has reduced the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in the US by 99%. This benefit will be even more important to children in underdeveloped areas of the world where the disease is much more devastating and prevalent due to underlying nutritional issues and poor public health...