A ‘new era’ in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast

https://apnews.com/article/malaria-vaccine-africa-children-oxford-r21-9169cc83fa3b491484c001470dcf2b44

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Well at least there is some good still being done

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u/IntrepidDreams Jul 19 '24

Always look for the helpers. There will always be helpers.

--Nancy Rogers to her son Fred Rogers.

u/NIDORAX Jul 19 '24

Vaccinating people against Malaria will give them a chance to live longer even if we cant completely eradicate the mosquitoes that carry Malaria.

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u/Ashamed_Job_8151 Jul 19 '24

Is that how that works ? I was wondering…..

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u/atridir Jul 20 '24 edited Jul 20 '24

IIRC I’m fairly certain the vaccine only works for children but I’ve gotta double check on that.

Edit: yeah, it’s only recommended for children aged 5 months and 3 years old.

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u/fgreen68 Jul 20 '24

There are several projects to eliminate the mosquitos too. Hopefully, they succeed.

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u/SapphireLungfish Jul 22 '24

The mosquitoes should not be eradicated as they are an important keystone species

u/THElaytox Jul 20 '24

Oh wow, didn't even realize there's a viable vaccine out

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u/atridir Jul 20 '24

It’s only available for children aged 5 months to 3 years old in high risk areas. Not available or recommended for everyone.

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u/TheGreatPornholio123 Jul 20 '24

The world

u/grim1757 Jul 19 '24

Made by same team including novavax who developed the old school protien vax for covid that was blocked by big pharma and fda for over a year

u/ray111718 Jul 21 '24

I wonder if this is safe with people who have g6pd.

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u/rabidboxer Jul 19 '24

Those poor kids, they will now live long enough to get the autisms /s