Scientists Develop Malaria Vaccine That Could Be a Game-Changer
Malaria currently claims the lives of 400,000 children a year.
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Scientists have developed a highly effective vaccine to prevent malaria, which kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, latest trials show.
The Jenner Institute of Oxford University announced that during their phase two trials concerning 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months, the vaccine achieved 77% efficacy, surpassing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goal of 75% efficacy, according to the Guardian.