LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization authorized a second malaria vaccine on Monday, a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world's first shot against the parasitic disease.
“As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria.
Alister Craig, an emeritus professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, said he would recommend countries trying to get the GSK vaccine switch to the Oxford vaccine instead.
Neither of the malaria vaccines stop transmission so immunization campaigns alone won’t be enough to stop epidemics.
In a separate decision, WHO's expert group also authorized the dengue vaccine made by Takeda, which was previously approved by the European Union drug regulator.
Persons:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ” Tedros, Tedros, it’s, ”, John Johnson, ” Johnson, Melinda Gates, Alister Craig, Craig, Takeda, Jamey Keaten
Organizations:
World Health Organization, WHO, Oxford University, Serum Institute of India, Research, Oxford, GSK, Melinda Gates Foundation, Serum, Liverpool School, Tropical, European Union, Associated Press, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP
Locations:
Ghana, Burkina Faso, Africa, Oxford, Bangladesh, Geneva