Malawi first with malaria vaccine for kids

By Maria Cheng
Updated April 24 2019 - 8:58am, first published 8:54am
Malawi has become the first country to roll out a malaria vaccine for children.
Malawi has become the first country to roll out a malaria vaccine for children.

The World Health Organisation says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunising children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to protect against the mosquito-spread disease.

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