This content was published on 12 July 2022 – 13:00
Geneva, Jul 12 (EFE) .- Antibiotic-resistant infections cause 1.27 million deaths annually in the world, and although there are 61 candidate vaccines against these pathogens, many of them will not be available in the short term, a report warns today of the World Health Organization (WHO) that encourages more research in this field.
The report calls for accelerating the trials of these possible vaccines and maximizing the use of those that already exist, given that the WHO considers that the fight against antimicrobial resistance is one of the great challenges to global health in the future and its research must be priority.
There is only a vaccine against one of the six pathogens responsible for the greatest number of deaths due to antibiotic resistance: pneumococcus, which can cause ailments such as pneumonia, peritonitis or sinusitis.
“Equitable and affordable access to vaccines such as pneumococcus is urgently needed to save lives and mitigate the rise in antibiotic resistance,” said Hanah Balkhy, WHO Assistant Director-General for the fight against this health problem.
For many antibiotic-resistant pathogens, there are still no candidate vaccines in advanced stages, so the WHO calls for the development of alternative health interventions in order to avoid the increase in related infections. EFE
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