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and of course this is partly behind this:

* June 1, 2008 -

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. "