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Gates Foundation Partnership Reduces Rotavirus Vaccine Cost from $200 to $1 Per Dose
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Through partnerships with Indian vaccine manufacturers Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India, the Gates Foundation helped develop high-quality, low-cost rotavirus vaccines — Rotavac and Rotasiil — that brought the cost per dose from roughly $200 (the price of the original Merck product) to approximately $1 per dose for GAVI-eligible countries. This price reduction enabled rotavirus vaccine introduction in more than 125 countries and prevented an estimated 200,000 child deaths annually in South Asia alone.
Source: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/science-innovation-technology/vaccine-delivery-development
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