Is a Promising Malaria Vaccine Closer to Reality Than We Think?

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Investment in a malaria vaccine is currently being promoted, with discussions highlighting the existence of several candidate vaccines in clinical trials. Notably, a vaccine developed by GSK in collaboration with the Gates Foundation is mentioned as being in the pipeline. Research indicates that there are numerous candidates showing efficacy in animal models and insights gained from studying individuals resistant to malaria. A search for malaria vaccines yields approximately 1,800 results, underscoring the active research and development in this area.
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I received a flier in the mail promoting investment in a malaria vaccine manufactured by some Chinese company. How far from the truth is a malaria vaccine at present?
 
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I think there's one in clinical trials, was in New Scientist. I think it was by GSK + Gates foundation.
 
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Do a search for malaria vaccine and get about 1800 hits. :)


Currently, there are several candidate vaccines in clinical trials and many more candidate vaccines that have shown efficacy in animal models or are based on studies of the immune responses of people who are resistant to malaria.
 

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