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Routine malaria vaccines start to roll out to protect children in Africa

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Children in Cameroon will now be able to be vaccinated to protect them from malaria, one of Africa’s deadliest diseases.

Of the 249-million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths worldwide in 2022, the vast majority were in Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Children under five are among those at highest risk.

On Monday, the world’s first malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S, started to roll out for routine immunizations in Africa following its approval by WHO in 2021. Pilots for the vaccine happened in Ghana, Malawi and Kenya.

“This is a giant step forward in our collective efforts to save

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