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[https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/php/public-health-strategy/malaria-vaccines.html by public health 2/4/24 CDC] | [https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/php/public-health-strategy/malaria-vaccines.html by public health 2/4/24 CDC] | ||
Malaria vaccines have been in development since the 1960's, with substantial progress in the last decade. October 6, 2021, marked a historic day in the development of malaria vaccines, with release of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children living in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. Two years later, the WHO approved a second malaria vaccine (R21/Matrix-M) for use in malaria endemic countries. | Malaria vaccines have been in development since the 1960's, with substantial progress in the last decade. October 6, 2021, marked a historic day in the development of malaria vaccines, with release of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children living in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. Two years later, the WHO approved a second malaria vaccine (R21/Matrix-M) for use in malaria endemic countries. | ||
=====Malaria vaccines (RTS,S and R21)===== | |||
[https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/q-a-on-rts-s-malaria-vaccine by World Health Organization] | |||
Despite progress, efforts to control malaria face many challenges. There were an estimated 263 million new malaria cases and 597 000 malaria deaths globally in 2023. The WHO African Region continues to shoulder the heaviest malaria burden, comprising 94% of malaria cases and 95% of malaria deaths globally. | |||
