New malaria vaccine is safe and protective in children, scientists find
Submitted by MedicalReplies on Saturday, 6 February 2010No Comment
A new vaccine to prevent the deadly malaria infection has shown promise to protect the most vulnerable patients — young children — against the disease, according to an international team of researchers. The vaccine seems to replicate in children the natural protective immunity that adults develop after years of intense exposure to malaria. A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds, according to the WHO.
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New malaria vaccine is safe and protective in children, scientists find
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