The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a second vaccine for children against malaria. Countries could administer the vaccine from mid-2024, Chief Executive Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Monday.
“It is an additional, crucial means to protect children as quickly as possible,” Ghebreyesus said. The R21 vaccine reduces the risk of malaria by 75 percent after three doses in twelve months. After that period, a fourth dose should maintain protection.
The price will be comparable to that of the first vaccine against malaria. This vaccine should be administered in several dozen African countries from the beginning of next year. “Tens of thousands of children should be saved every year,” said Hanna Nohynek, chairwoman of the WHO’s vaccination policy expert group (SAGE).
Nearly 250 million cases of malaria are registered every year. There are also almost 620,000 deaths every year. African children in particular are victims of this, says the WHO.
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2023-10-03 07:32:32
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