cameroon is offering the vaccine free of charge to all infants up to the age of six months old, with patients requiring four doses in total. the jab is effective in at least 36% of cases, according to researchers. the aim is to roll out the programme to 19 more countries this year. here s aurelia nguyen from gavi, the vaccine alliance. translation: to me, this is truly a turning point. - we have been working on a malaria vaccine for a very long time. it took 30 years. it is a disease that is very difficult because it is transmitted by a parasite with a lifecycle that is very complicated. therefore, to see that we have a tool which will be useful to us, which has an effectiveness that has been demonstrated, we have really studied to be sure there are no side effects which would cause problems. dr mary hemel is senior technical lead for malaria vaccines at who she told me more about the programme roll out in cameroon. there s a lot of excitement in cameroon tonight, or today,
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When the conservative mayor of the West Midlands accused the government of cancelling the future if the leg between birmingham and manchester isnt built. Speaking outside the conservative Party Conference in manchester, andy street said the government must not give up on h52 and the Prime Minister must rethink radically how the project is delivered. But Downing Street is still insisting that no final decision has been made. With the latest, heres our political editor, chris mason, in manchester. Party conferences are always a cauldron of whispers and gossip. 0k, good evening, everybody. Denials and announcements. At half five tonight, enter the conservative mayor of the West Midlands. Gripping this situation means reexamining it. It does not mean giving up, admitting defeat, you could say, or even, you could say, cancelling the future. Mr street, have you considered resigning over the cancellation of the northern leg of hs2 . Were not talking about that. The issue is were working hard
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