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  1. Malaria vaccines are vaccines that prevent malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease which annually affects an estimated 247 million people worldwide and causes 619,000 deaths. The first approved vaccine for malaria is RTS,S, known by the brand name Mosquirix.

  2. Oct 6, 2021 · The new vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline, rouses a child’s immune system to thwart Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of five malaria pathogens and the most prevalent in Africa. The World...

  3. Develop and license malaria vaccines with protective efficacy of at least 75% against clinical malaria for areas with ongoing malaria transmission. Develop malaria vaccines that reduce transmission and human malaria infection, enabling elimination in multiple settings through mass vaccination campaigns.

  4. Mar 4, 2022 · Reading time: 2 min (539 words) WHO today published an updated position paper on the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine that includes the October 2021 recommendation calling for the wider use of the vaccine among children living in areas of moderate-to-high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

  5. Jul 13, 2021 · July 13, 2021. Malaria vaccines provide strong and lasting immunity. At a Glance. Researchers developed a malaria vaccination strategy that provided broad, long-lasting protection in controlled clinical trials. The approach is now being tested in a Phase 2 clinical trial in Mali.

  6. Sep 8, 2022 · 8 September 2022. Katie Ewer. By James Gallagher. Health and science correspondent. A malaria vaccine with "world-changing" potential has been developed by scientists at the University of...

  7. Oct 7, 2021 · October 7, 20215:02 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. By. Jason Beaubien. 2-Minute Listen. Playlist. The WHO has given the green light to the first malaria vaccine. Thousands of people are...

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