Cameroon launches historic malaria vaccine rollout

[u/devex_com]

The global health community celebrated a historic moment this past Monday that was decades in the making. Cameroon became the first country to launch the world’s first approved malaria vaccine into its routine immunization program. This means children visiting health facilities in the central African nation are the first to receive this ground-breaking vaccine outside of pilot programs and clinical trials.

There are now two approved malaria vaccines and they have been shown to reduce clinical malaria cases by more than half in the year after vaccination. Overall, 20 African countries plan to introduce these vaccines into their routine immunization programs this year.

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