The WHO has put out an urgent request for the development & marketing of a Strep B maternal vaccine. https://www.who.int/news/item/02-11-2021-urgent-need-for-vaccine-to-prevent-deadly-group-b-streptococcus #GroupBstreptococcus #MaternalVaccine #GroupBStrep
World Health Organization
Urgent need for vaccine to prevent deadly Group B streptococcus
The global burden of Group B streptococcus is far higher than previously recognized, linked to over half a million preterm births annually, and leading to nearly 100,000 newborn deaths, at least 46,000 stillbirths, and significant long-term disability.Although…