Better use of vaccines could reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses annually, says WHO
More investment in vaccines could avert deaths due to antimicrobial resistance, reduce antibiotic use and save money treating resistant infections A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that vaccines against 23 pathogens (excluding gonorrhea) could reduce the number of antibiotics needed by 22% or 2.5 billion defined daily doses…




