Vaccine Design (Documentary)

Dr Helen Fletcher, Director of the TB Center at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Andrew Pollard, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group

30-Nov-15 16:00

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Vaccines are proof that prevention is better than cure. Every year, vaccines save 6 million lives from diseases like tetanus, whooping cough, measles, polio and tuberculosis. Most of those saved are children who could live to realise their potential. This documentary is brought to you by Pfizer Malaysia.

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Tags: pfizer, vaccines, vaccination, vaccine design, children's health, tetanus, whooping cough, measles

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