Associated Press examines Chinese vaccine makers' entry into international market

"China's vaccine makers are gearing up over the next few years to push exports in a move that should lower costs of lifesaving immunizations for the world's poor and provide major new competition for the big Western pharmaceutical companies," the Associated Press reports in a feature examining the entry of Chinese vaccine makers into the international market. "China's entry into this field is important because one child dies every 20 seconds from vaccine-preventable diseases each year," the news agency writes, adding that the country's "vaccine makers, some of whom already export in small amounts, are confident they will soon become big players in the field" (Wong, 11/29).