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WHO backs rollout of malaria vaccine for African children

 

A child is vaccinated against malaria in Migowi, Malawi. World health officials first wanted to see how well the vaccine would work in Malawi, Ghana and Kenya before recommending its wider use. [AP]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually.

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