Researchers hail possible malaria vaccine breakthrough
Al Jazeera, 24 Apr 2021
A new malaria vaccine is being hailed as a game-changer in the fight to eliminate the disease.
The Oxford Institute vaccine has proved 77 percent effective at preventing infection and is now entering larger human trials to rule out any side effects.
Malaria kills half a million people every year, many of them children.
Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports from Dakar, Senegal.
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The Oxford Institute vaccine has proved 77 percent effective at preventing infection and is now entering larger human trials to rule out any side effects.
Malaria kills half a million people every year, many of them children.
Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports from Dakar, Senegal.
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