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Malaria Vaccine Debuts in Africa

Malaria Vaccine Debuts in Africa at Less Than $4 a Shot

Above: Anopheles gambiae. Malaria vector, parasite. Image copyright: Smith Collection/Gado/Contributor/Archive Photos via Getty Images

The Facts

  • "A monumental milestone" in the battle against malaria was set Monday with the rollout of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in the West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire."A monumental milestone" in the battle against malaria was set Monday with the rollout of the "R21/Matrix-M" vaccine in the West African nation of the Ivory Coast.

  • Co-developed by the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India, the vaccine is set immunize around 6.6M children in 15 African nations over 2024-25.Co-developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India, the vaccine is targeted to immunize around 6.6M children in 15 African nations from 2024-25.

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