PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Victor Abiola Adepoju
AU  - Okechukwu Innocent Onyezue
TI  - Ending the TB pandemic: the urgency of a new and improved TB vaccine and the World Health Organization's TB Vaccine Accelerator Council
AID  - 10.1183/20734735.0036-2023
DP  - 2023 Sep 01
TA  - Breathe
PG  - 230036
VI  - 19
IP  - 3
4099  - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/19/3/230036.short
4100  - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/19/3/230036.full
SO  - Breathe2023 Sep 01; 19
AB  - We support the World Health Organization (WHO) recent decision to create a council to accelerate the development of a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. With over 10 million new cases and 1.4 million deaths in 2020 alone, new and improved vaccines are urgently needed. Recent advancements in TB vaccine research offer hope, but a lack of funding, coordination and understanding of immune responses have impeded progress. A TB Vaccine Accelerator Council aims to bring together resources and expertise to overcome these obstacles and speed up development. Support and investment in research are crucial to ultimately eradicate TB and achieve the WHO goal of ending TB by 2035.WHO's decision to establish a council to accelerate TB vaccine development is crucial in tackling the global TB epidemic. 10 million new cases and 1.4 million deaths in 2020 alone highlights the urgency for improved vaccines. https://bit.ly/3PtXZfR