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Sanofi's pediatric vaccine "Hexaxim" is the most administered hexavalent vaccine in the world with 63% of volume share

Friday, May 17, 2019 General News
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study on the usage patterns of pediatric hexavalent vaccines reveals that Sanofi's vaccine "Hexaxim" was the most administered hexavalent vaccine in the world in 2018 with 63% of volume share, followed by Infanrix Hexa (33%,) and Vaxelis 4%.
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Hexavalent vaccines are six in-one combination vaccines that protect babies against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, haemophilus influenza type B and hepatitis B.
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  • In 2018, the top 25 countries consumed 30 million doses of hexavalent vaccines which is 86% of the hexavalent vaccine global consumption. (Find the full list in the report)
  • The top 25 countries are geographically diverse: Iraq, South Africa and Mexico each consumed more than 3m doses; with Germany, the UK, and France each consuming more than 2m doses.
  • Overall, Europe accounts for 44% of the hexavalent vaccines market by volume.
  • In public markets (those where the Government bears part or all of the cost of immunisation), Hexaxim had an even higher share of 69.6%.
  • Hexaxim is the only brand used in the national immunisation schedule in 8 public markets: Iraq, Mexico, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Kazakhstan, Belgium, and Chile.
  • Half a million preterm babies in these countries were administered with Hexaxim vaccine in 2018.
Also, most public markets occur in high and upper middle-income countries and most private markets in lower middle- and low-income countries.

To read the summary and download the full report click here.

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