back on track. more effective malaria vaccines are in the pipeline, including one developed by oxford university. bed nets, insecticides and antimalarial treatments will also continue to play a crucial role in tackling this ancient scourge which, despite today s positive news, is farfrom being defeated. fergus walsh, bbc news. thanks very much for coming on the programme. the programme. thank you for havin: the programme. thank you for having me the programme. thank you for having me on. the programme. thank you for having me on. this the programme. thank you for having me on. this is - having me on. this is undoubtedly - having me on. this is undoubtedly a - having me on. this is undoubtedly a great. having me on. this is i undoubtedly a great day having me on. this is - undoubtedly a great day in this very, very long battle. but of course it is not a silver bullet, there are still huge challenges ahead? that s
have been immunised. trials have shown that it cuts cases of malaria by 40%, and those of severe malaria by 30%. but it requires four doses, and further booster shots may be required as immunity wanes over time. so it s much less effective than other childhood vaccines, but even so, the vaccine, known as rts,s, should have huge impact. the rts,s vaccine is a game changer, and it s arriving at the right time. progress has stalled in recent years and end tools and approaches are urgently needed to get the global effort back on track. more effective malaria vaccines are in the pipeline, including one developed by oxford university. bed nets, insecticides and antimalarial treatments
malaria by 30%. but it requires four doses, and further booster shots may be required as immunity wanes over time. so it s much less effective than other childhood vaccines, but even so, the vaccine, known as rts,s, should have huge impact. the rts,s vaccine is a game changer, and it s arriving at the right time. progress has stalled in recent years and end tools and approaches are urgently needed to get the global effort back on track. more effective malaria vaccines are in the pipeline, including one developed by oxford university. bed nets, insecticides
than other childhood vaccines, but even so, the vaccine should have huge impact. the rts,s vaccine is arriving at the right time. progress has stalled in recent years and end tools and approaches are urgently needed to get the global effort back on track. more effective malaria vaccines are in the pipeline, including one developed by oxford university. bed nets, insecticides and antimalarial treatments will also continue to play a crucial role in tackling this ancient scourge which, despite today s positive news, is farfrom being defeated. fergus walsh, bbc news. and as always, much more on this story on our website including this one, looking at where malaria is at worst and the way the new vaccine could
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