WHO approves new \"Made in Burkina\" malaria vaccine<\/p>\n\n
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved and recommended a new vaccine to prevent malaria in children. R21\/Matrix-M immunizes children against this pathology, and is deemed \"safe and effective\".<\/p>\n\n
The WHO director presented the new vaccine as a major step forward in the fight against malaria, a disease which is endemic in several countries. In Africa, the disease is one of the main causes of infant mortality.<\/p>\n\n
Malaria, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, hits children particularly hard in the African region, where almost half a million die from the disease every year. The various means of combating the disease implemented to date have not prevented 247 million cases worldwide by 2021, 95% of them in Africa. This illustrates the salutary nature of this new vaccine.<\/p>\n\n
According to Prof. Halidou Tinto, Director of the Nanoro Clinical Research Unit (Burkina-Faso) and the main player in R21's research, in partnership with three other institutions, this vaccine will make a considerable contribution to the elimination of malaria.<\/p>\n\n
The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine recommended by the WHO, following the RTS, S\/AS01 vaccine, which the Organization recommended in 2021. Both vaccines were found to be safe and, if administered on a large scale, should have a definite impact on public health.<\/p>\n\n
Key features
High efficacy when administered just prior to high fever
At least 28 African countries are planning to introduce a WHO-recommended malaria vaccine as part of their national immunization programs.<\/p>\n\n
R21 malaria vaccine to be available to countries by mid-2024<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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