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A second vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease should be available from next year, adding to the first that was launched in 2019

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear from the scientists behind a new malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.

Rising global temperatures are undoing hard-earned progress.

PETALING JAYA: The spike in the number of malaria cases in several parts of the country so far this year is causing concern among public health experts, who cite climate change as among the contributory factors.

The vaccine is just the second approved to reduce spread of the illness in children.

“As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria. Now we have two,” Tedros said

"Were expecting a final WHO approval in the coming months, after which we can roll it out," Poonawalla told Reuters in an interview, adding that the company had already produced more than 20 million doses of product in anticipation of the clearance.

In 2021, WHO endorsed the first malaria vaccine in what it described as a ‘historic’ effort to end the devastating toll the mosquito-transmitted disease has on Africa.

In 2021, WHO endorsed the first malaria vaccine in what it described as a 'historic' effort to end the devastating toll the mosquito-transmitted disease has on Africa.

The WHO has approved a second malaria vaccine, making fighting this parasitic disease cheaper in developing nations.