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SUBMITTER: Morais V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6963273 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morais Victor V Texeira Esther E Suarez Norma N
Vaccines 20191016 4
<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> remains a major public health hazard. Although Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines (PCVs) are available and have significantly reduced the rate of invasive pneumococcal diseases, there is still a need for new vaccines with unlimited serotype coverage, long-lasting protection, and lower cost to be developed. One of the most promising candidates is the Whole-Cell Pneumococcal Vaccine (WCV). The new generation of whole-cell vaccines is based on an unencapsulated serotype ...[more]