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Ghana approves malaria vaccine

Regulators in Ghana have cleared an Oxford University produced malaria vaccine.

A new vaccine against malaria has been given approval for use by Ghana, the first country to do so. Regulators have cleared the way for the vaccine developed by Oxford University to be used, even though the results of final stage clinical trials have not yet been published. Early research suggests the vaccine provides more than 75% protection against malaria.

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(Picture: Ghana is the first country to approve the vaccine, called R21. Credit: Oxford University)

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Thu 13 Apr 2023 19:06GMT

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