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Document 15 of 31.
Copyright 2000 The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune
March
2, 2000, Thursday
SECTION:
NEWS;Pg. A-8
LENGTH:
146 words
HEADLINE:
Drug companies to donate vaccine
BODY:
WASHINGTON -- Four major drug companies will announce today at the White House that they are donating millions of doses of vaccines -- worth more than $
150 million -- to combat infectious diseases in needy countries.
The companies also will pledge to step up research and development on vaccines for HIV/AIDS and malaria. President Clinton has proposed a $
1 billion
tax credit
over 10 years to encourage the development of such
vaccines.
Clinton is to meet with leaders of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, foundations and international organizations and the public health community as part of his campaign to speed the development of vaccines for disease-troubled countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and elsewhere.
The companies participating in the effort are: Merck, American Home Products Corp., SmithKline Beecham and Aventis Pasteur.
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