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2023-07-07 Science & Technology

18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries

No knowing whether it’s a strong vaccine like smallpox and polio, or a weak vaccine like Covid19. Still, we should have sufficient data 18 million people from now.

18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries https://t.co/ne0xvgnWbK
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#1 RTS,S vaccine was created in 1987 as part of a collaboration between GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) that began in 1984.

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#2 We highlight problems with the MVIP mortality data, including potential confounding, inappropriate use of severe malaria as a surrogate marker, a statistically non-significant effect, and assessment after 2 years instead of the stipulated 4 years, which could have inflated the benefits and deflated the risks associated with the vaccine. We conclude that the claimed impact of the MVIP on mortality is not based on enough scientific evidence and that the MVIP findings do not rule out the possibility of increased mortality among vaccinated girls compared with vaccinated boys, as observed in the phase 3 studies.

From the Lancet. I

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