The world's first malaria vaccine was endorsed by the World Health Organization for widespread use in sub-Saharan Africa. It comes decades after scientists began work on the shot.
The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended the widespread deployment of the world’s first malaria vaccine to young children in sub-Saharan Africa and other at-risk regions, hoping to revive the fight against the mosquito-borne illness that kills more than 400,000 people every year.
The endorsement from the WHO—a crucial step for getting more investment in the production and rollout of the shot—comes more than three decades after scientists at what is now GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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