Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite

Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @01:09AM (#42262860)

Is this the only way to prevent it? No.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by wat10000 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @10:51AM (#42266116)

Is there a better way?

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @01:24PM (#42267474)

Yes, attack the mosquitos, not the people.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by wat10000 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @02:19PM (#42267884)

That’s been done for decades and the problem is still severe.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @11:33PM (#42270828)

Yes, there's room for improvement.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by wat10000 on Friday November 29, 2024 @12:30PM (#42275414)

Perhaps the mosquitos could be infected with a modified parasite that confers immunity but doesn’t cause sickness.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by OCASMv2 on Saturday November 30, 2024 @10:09AM (#42282011)

No, that's still attacking people.

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