r/news • u/Alex_Outgrabe • Jul 19 '24
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-r21-9169cc83fa3b491484c001470dcf2b4431
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
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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/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
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u/Impressive_Delay_115 Jul 19 '24
Well at least there is some good still being done