But testing it will rely on the efforts of two charities
kills one person every 20 seconds, is a forgotten pandemic. About a quarter of the world’s population has been infected with the bacterium. Most will never know, as they are asymptomatic. But these latent infections go on to sicken about one person in ten. And even thoughA 100-year-old vaccine, the, has helped, but it is only partially effective.
But the trials will still take four to six years, says Trevor Mundel, president of global health at the Foundation. That is one reason for the high cost; others include the number of participants required—around 26,000—and the cost of setting up laboratories., over the next 25 years. It could also avert 42m courses of antibiotic treatment, which might slow the rate at whichAcademic and charitable support for vaccines is not new. But such organisations can only do so much.
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