Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumonia Incidence Rates among Children 2-59 Months of Age, Mongolia, 2015-2021.

"C.v.M., M.U., C.D.N, P.B., B.S., D.L., C.S., T.M., and E.K.M. are investigators on a Pfizer collaborative research project outside this work. E.M.D. is employed by Pfizer. C.S., E.K.M., and C.D.N. are investigators on a Merck Investigator Studies Program grant funded by MSD outside this work. The other authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to declare."

"We acknowledge the Ministry of Health in Mongolia, the WHO country and regional offices, and colleagues at UNICEF for their support for this project; Stephen Lacey for his assistance with the review of radiologic equipment and training of radiology staff in Mongolia; and the study staff, laboratory staff in Mongolia and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and participating families. This project was funded by the Gavi Alliance (contract no. PP61690717A2). C.S. was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship (1087957) and a veski inspiring women fellowship. Authors affiliated with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute were supported by the Victoria government Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. C.v.M., M.U., C.D.N, P.B., B.S., D.L., C.S., T.M., and E.K.M. are investigators on a Pfizer collaborative research project outside this work. E.M.D. is employed by Pfizer. C.S., E.K.M., and C.D.N. are investigators on a Merck Investigator Studies Program grant funded by MSD outside this work. The other authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to declare."