Cheaper malaria vaccine recommended by the WHO
New ScientistJUL 2023
The world is on a positive path toward eradicating malaria — from billions of cases prevented to millions of lives saved. But there's still more work for governments to accomplish, including preventive strategies like vaccines, mosquito sprays, and bed nets, as well as other treatments. We have a real shot at ending malaria.
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There's a 35% chance that by Jan. 1, 2030, global malaria mortality rates will be reduced by 90% when compared with 2015 rates, according to the Metaculus prediction community.