Ghana is first country to approve new malaria vaccine for kids
Headline from Press of Atlantic City
Preliminary test results suggest the new vaccine is far more effective than the only malaria shot the WHO authorized for use.
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Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year
A malaria vaccine developed by Britain's Oxford University is to be used in Ghana, the first time it has received regulatory clearance anywhere in the world.
A new malaria vaccine was approved in Ghana for young children. Ghana is the first country to approve the much-needed vaccine. It is under review at the World Health Organization.
An Oxford University malaria vaccine has been approved for use in Ghana. The African country is ramping up efforts to combat the mosquito-borne disease that kills a child every minute.
