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Second malaria vaccine to win global approval is cheaper and easier to make (www.nature.com)

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The World Health Organization has recommended a shot called R21 to prevent the disease in children.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed a second malaria vaccine to protect children against the deadly disease, which killed 619,000 people in 2021.

Researchers say that the vaccine, known as R21, is easier to make than the first-approved malaria vaccine, called RTS,S, and will be cheaper per dose.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Vaccines are temporary. We need a final solution to the mosquito question.