Breakthrough Malaria Vaccine Is 77% Effective, Giving Hope Against One Of The World’s Biggest Killers

Topline The Oxford University team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot has created the first vaccine against malaria that reaches the World Health Organization’s 75% efficacy threshold, according to preliminary results from a clinical trial published Thursday, a breakthrough in the fight against one of the world’s biggest killers.   mosquito’s spread malaria getty Key Facts The vaccine, known as R21, is 77% effective against malaria, according to preliminary results from a Phase 2 clinical trial that have not been peer reviewed. The v… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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