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WHO approves first-ever malaria vaccine | South China Morning Post

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The World Health Organization on October 6, 2021, approved the first vaccine shown to prevent malaria, recommending it be rolled out for children in African nations where the infectious disease is endemic. Developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, the vaccine, called RTS,S – or Mosquirix – marked a major advan…

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