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The vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana by Africa’s Food and Drugs Authority
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The vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana by Africa’s Food and Drugs Authority
The University of Oxford-developed and Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL)- manufactured and scaled up R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has been licensed for use in Ghana by the country’s Food and Drugs Authority.
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"It is our intention to unlock the potential of our adjuvant, both in the near term and over time, to continue to improve public health."
The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, leveraging Novavax's adjuvant technology, has been approved for use by Africa's Food and Drugs Authority in Ghana for children aged 5 to 36 months - the age group at the highest risk of death from malaria.