A highly effective malaria vaccine has been recommended for widespread use by the World Health Organization.The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, is only the second malaria vaccine to be recommended by the WHO. It is the first to meet the WHO’s target of 75% efficacy.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended an additional malaria vaccine for children, which could help save hundreds of thousands of lives. The new R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by Oxford University and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, has already been approved for use in three African countries.

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Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.

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Malaria vaccine big advance against major child killer

WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by Oxford and Serum Institute of India. Vaccine has met safety, quality and effectiveness standards. Serum Institute has established production capacity for 100 million doses/annum. Vaccine efficacy over 12 months is 75% at sites with high seasonal malaria transmission and 68% at sites with more perennial transmission. Booster dose restores efficacy at seasonal sites with 74% efficacy over 18…

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Oxford-Serum institute malaria vaccine recommended for use by WHO

“As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria. Now we have two,” Tedros said

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It is estimated that around 500,000 children die of malaria each year

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Major step in fight against malaria as Oxford-developed vaccine approved by WHO

Research suggests the new three-dose vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, is more than 75 per cent effective and protection is maintained for at least another year with a booster. It's cheaper and more available than the current vaccine, but won't replace other measures, experts say.

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The World Health Organization said Monday that its experts had recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, R21/Matrix-M, developed by Britain's Oxford University. "As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria. Now we have two," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated …

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"Now We Have Two": WHO Recommends 2nd Malaria Vaccine For Children

The second vaccine has been developed by University of Oxford and it will be available in all countries by mid-2024.

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Malaria gets bitten again! WHO to roll out second vaccine by 2024; first launch in Africa

The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease

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In 2021, WHO endorsed the first malaria vaccine in what it described as a 'historic' effort to end the devastating toll the mosquito-transmitted disease has on Africa.

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