Re:Malaria vaccine gets 'green light'
by 7952 on Friday July 24, 2015 @09:15AM
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Im not an expert but I think that bed nets reduce infection in infancy. Where malaria is endemic (and eventual infection is highly likely regardless of preventatives) a vaccine is a good extra proection.
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Re:Malaria vaccine gets 'green light'
by jessriedel on Friday July 24, 2015 @11:05AM
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"A bed net is more effective than this vaccine, but nonetheless it is a very significant scientific achievement. I see it as a building block towards much more effective malaria vaccines in years to come."