A bacteria (or germ) called pneumococcus, which causes pneumonia, meningitis and blood stream infections, is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths as well as a tremendous burden of serious disease in babies and children each year. Children are already vaccinated against the infection at around 2, 3 and 4 months of age but this leaves them susceptible to infection in very early life, as soon as they are borne. In settings such as The ...