bklynmed:Approval sought for world’s 1st malaria vaccine BBC News: GlaxoSmithKline is seekin
bklynmed: Approval sought for world’s 1st malaria vaccine BBC News: GlaxoSmithKline is seeking regulatory approval for the world’s first vaccine against malaria, after promising trial data showed that it cut cases of the often-fatal disease in African children. The company has been developing the vaccine for 3 decades and plans to submit a regulatory application to the European Medicines Agency. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. Photo: Malaria infected mosquitoes (AFP) The vaccine has only modest efficacy compared to other approved immunizations. And it’s a bit costly. But still, it has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year – which is great progress -- source link
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