Malaria vaccine

Broader Terms

vaccine administered for the prevention or treatment of malaria.

Due to the need for further studies, a licensed malaria vaccine is not expected to be available before 2010, by when it is projected that half the world’s population, or 3.
The unflagging support of the world’s best scientists over the past four decades has generated the scientific foundation that assures us a malaria vaccine is not only feasible but likely.
A malaria vaccine is desperately needed to help fight the disease before more children suffer and die.
Crucells malaria vaccine is currently in preclinical development.
1 Science & Technology News Service New malaria vaccine raises high hopes 11:38 15 October 2004 NewScientist.
Malaria Vaccine Trial Results Published The results of a randomized controlled trial of a malaria vaccine called ME-TRAP are published this month in PLoS Medicine.
1 Science & Technology News Service Malaria vaccine possible within six years 11:18 31 October 2005 NewScientist.
"While much more work on this vaccine is still required, this constitutes a breakthrough in malaria vaccine research," said Marie-Paule Kieny of the World Health Organization.
uk | Department of Health | Social Care | Public Health 17th May 2006 NeLH HomepageHitting the Headlines ArchiveHitting the Headlines Article 'Malaria vaccine 'within reach A vaccine against malaria could be produced within five to ten years, reported six newspapers on 15 October 2004 (1-8).

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