April 23, 20214 yr ...In a clinical trial in Burkina Faso, the Matrix-M vaccine -- developed by the University of Oxford's Jenner Institute -- was found to be 77 percent effective after 450 infants inoculated in 2019 were followed up for a year, the Oxford researchers said in a statement. No serious adverse events were reported. It is the first candidate vaccine for malaria to surpass a target set by the UN's World Health Organization, for researchers to create a jab of 75 percent efficacy by 2030. A broader "Phase 3" trial involving 4,800 children will now be carried out in four African countries, in collaboration with the Serum Institute of India and the US pharmaceutical company Novavax... ...He pointed out that vaccines against Covid-19 were approved rapidly while the first trials for one against malaria date all the way back to the 1940s. Ahead of World Malaria Day on Sunday, the UN health agency has insisted that elimination of the disease that kills some 400,000 people each year around the globe is a "viable goal for all countries"....(snip) Edited April 23, 20214 yr by clapclapclap tl;dr: The kids are alright
April 23, 20214 yr My mother had both types of malaria when working in Africa so this hits close to home. Now lets tackle Dengue. Great fucking news.
April 23, 20214 yr What is the difference on pills vs vaccines for malaria? I'm guessing massive costs differences?
April 23, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: What is the difference on pills vs vaccines for malaria? I'm guessing massive costs differences? One thing is the pills will mess you up when sleeping so a lot of people stop taking them.
April 23, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: One thing is the pills will mess you up when sleeping so a lot of people stop taking them.
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