In summary
Vaccines have represented an important tool in combating infectious disease and may eventually find a place in treating chronic
diseases such as cancer. After a dip in activity during the early part of the decade, manufacturer interest in vaccines R&D
is slowly being rekindled because of government initiatives and new public health threats. The highly organised European vaccines
sector is particularly well placed to benefit from renewed market opportunities; however, it needs to tread carefully, as
public concern over industry profits leaves the commercial sector open for criticism, as well as praise when it responds to
new healthcare challenges.
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