Recently the World Health Organization has approved the malaria vaccine.

Recently the World Health Organization has approved the malaria vaccine.

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: December 26 2023

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The World Health Organization has approved the malaria vaccine in December 2023.
This malaria vaccine has been developed by the biotechnology company Serum Institute of India.
Serum Institute has developed it in collaboration with Oxford University.
The name of this vaccine is R 21/Matrix-M.
This vaccine has been granted pre-qualification certificate by the World Health Organization.
Pre-qualification means greater access to vaccines as a vital tool to prevent malaria in children.
This is a condition for vaccine procurement by UN child rights body UNICEF.
This vaccine has been approved by W.H.O. 75 targets have been passed with complete success.
The African country Ghana will be the first country where this vaccine will be administered to children.

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