Malaria: Kenya, Ghana and Malawi get first vaccine

Source: BBC

Vaccine being givenImage copyrightD POLAND/PATH
Image captionThe vaccine has been tested extensively in more than 15,000 children

The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – starting in 2018.

The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands of lives.

But it is not yet clear if it will be feasible to use in the poorest parts of the world.

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