WHO thumbs-up budget-friendly, high-impact malaria jab
On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) granted authorization for a second malaria vaccine, marking a significant step that may provide countries with an alternative to the initial malaria vaccine. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency’s approval was based on recommendations from two expert groups, advocating for its deployment among children at risk of contracting malaria. Dr Tedros said, “As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria. Now we have two.” The new three-dose vaccine was developed in collaboration between Oxford University and the Serum Institute of India.
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