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January 5 , 2018 2514 days 1216 0
  • Typbar TCV or the typhoid conjugate vaccine against typhoid fever, has received pre-qualification from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
  • Typbar TCV is developed by Bharat Biotech Company, Hyderabad.
  • This enables the procurement and supplies of this vaccine to UNICEF, Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) and GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) supported countries.
  • Typbar TCV is the first typhoid vaccine, clinically proven to be administered to children from six months of age to adults and confers long term protection against typhoid fever
  • Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi.

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