Pneumococcal disease is caused by infection with the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterium.

肺炎球菌病是感染肺炎链球菌引起的。

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Most invasive pneumococcal infections normally occur in the elderly, but in the Denver cases 62 percent were in people age 20 to 59, Schuchat said.

Schuchat说，大部分的入侵性肺炎球菌感染通常只发生在老年人中，但是在丹佛的病例中，有62%是在年龄在20 - 59的人。

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To date, 14 countries have already introduced pneumococcal vaccines through the AMC with a further 39 countries expected to introduce before the end of 2013.

迄今为止，已有14个国家通过“预付款采购保证”引入肺炎疫苗，并且预计另外39个国家将在2013年年底之前引入该疫苗。

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Two leading drug companies have agreed to supply vaccines against pneumococcal disease to the world's poorest countries at a reduced price.

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These are all reasons why GAVI chose the pneumococcal vaccine for its first Advance Market Commitment project.

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They provided one and a half billion dollars to launch the pneumococcal vaccine project.

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The pneumococcal vaccine, made by Pfizer, has resulted in dramatic drops in meningitis and pneumonia.

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According to the World Health Organization estimates, nearly 1.6 million people die each year from pneumococcal infections.

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The first graph looks at what happened to cases of invasive pneumococcal disease when the vaccine was introduced.

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