Scientists announce final trial results of the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine

Friday, April 24, 2015 - 07:40 in Health & Medicine

The first malaria vaccine candidate (RTS,S/AS01) to reach phase 3 clinical testing is partially effective against clinical disease in young African children up to 4 years after vaccination, according to final trial data. The results suggest that the vaccine could prevent a substantial number of cases of clinical malaria, especially in areas of high transmission.

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