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Malaria
is one of the biggest killers of children under five in the
world, most of them in Africa. And so when, last year, we saw
that results from a phase 3 clinical trial of a new malaria
vaccine developed by the University of Oxford were imminent,
we wanted to talk to the people behind it for The Conversation
Weekly podcast.
Last
week, those results were finally released (in pre-print),
showing the vaccine had an efficacy of 75%. And days later,
the World Health Organization recommended its use on children,
making it the second vaccine to receive such approval since
2021 and raising the possibility of eradicating the disease
within decades.
We
spoke to Adrian Hill, chief investigator of the group behind
the new malaria vaccine, who was also involved in developing
the Oxford/Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccination. He told The
Conversation Weekly all about the decades-long search for a
way to prevent malaria, and why the new vaccine could be a
gamechanger because of how easy it is to mass produce. You can
listen to the podcast here
and read excerpts of the interview here. |
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Gemma Ware
Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly
Podcast | |
Adrian Hill, University of Oxford
People
have been trying to make malaria vaccines for over 100 years.
With the help of the revolutionary new R21/Matrix vaccine the
disease could be eradicated by 2040. |
Daniel Merino, The Conversation; Nehal El-Hadi,
The Conversation
In
this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear from the
scientists behind a new malaria vaccine developed by the
University of Oxford. |
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Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2023 10:32 AM
Subject: Malaria vaccine breakthrough puts eradication
in view
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