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and of course this is partly behind this:

* June 1, 2008 -

<http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=2490>Adults Now

Drive Growth of Vaccine Market - Success of Merck's Gardasil Is

Responsible for the Large Increase Seen in this Sector - Genetic

Engineering & Biotechnology News - " In 2007, the world market for

preventive vaccines totaled $16.3 billion, up more than 38% from

$11.7 billion in 2006. The market is predicted to increase at a

compound annual rate of 13.1% during 2008. This growth rate is

unheard of in other drug categories, especially since this is

expected to be a challenging year for the pharmaceutical industry.

Few other drug categories will see as many new product introductions

and such public-policy attention. The world vaccines market is

dominated by five companies: Merck & Co., GlaxoKline, Sanofi

Pasteur, Wyeth, and Novartis. The four largest firms, whose reported

vaccine sales exceeded $2 billion each in 2007, held a combined 91.5%

of the market. "