New Malaria Vaccine
Nearly every minute a child aged five or younger dies of malaria most of them in Africa
A new vaccine develops by oxford university and manufactured in India hopes to change that. But the speed at which it is been approved in African countries without world health organization approval has some worried
“What is the government up to? I will not allow my children to be vaccinated. We have heard about children dying or left with physical deformities after taking some medicines and vaccines. Is the government thinking about the safety of our children at all? I will only use the vaccine after other countries have gone through the trials and WHO approves it.” Says a mother.
IS THE JAB EFFECTIVE?
Scientists at oxford say research suggests the jab is 75% effective. Detail data from large scale trials is not yet publicly available but some countries like Ghana’s government is confident it’s made the right decision.
We are talking about two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand and four hundred thousand children died of malaria every year. If we save even half of that number with a vaccine that is not as efficient as we want it to be, that is still good enough
