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October 15, 2004
Hopes of malaria vaccine by 2010
An effective vaccine against malaria has been developed and could be licensed by 2010, scientists say.
Many other candidate vaccines are in development, but experts say trial results of this one, published in the Lancet, are the most promising yet.
The vaccine was used to protect 2,022 children in Mozambique and cut the risk of developing severe malaria by 58%.
BBC NEWS | Health | Hopes of malaria vaccine by 2010
Posted by thdyck on October 15, 2004
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