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Knowledge Nugget: AdFalciVax and the fight against malaria — What you must-know for UPSC Exam
July 29, 2025 4:32 pm
Having claimed millions of lives, malaria has been one of the deadliest diseases in human history. How does the new ICMR vaccine give fresh hope in the fight against this disease? Here's what you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know the key findings of the World Malaria Report 2024 regarding India.
What is the new anti-malaria vaccine cleared by WHO all about? Will it work for India?
October 04, 2023 5:39 pm
Vaccine, meant for plasmodium falciparum, expected to be affordable
WHO approves R21 malaria vaccine for use
October 03, 2023 4:27 am
The Serum Institute of India has already established production capacity for 100 million doses per annum, which will be doubled over the next two years, the statement said.
Yearender 2021: First malaria vaccine a major milestone amid Covid gloom
December 31, 2021 8:08 pm
Known by its brand name Mosquirix, the recombinant protein vaccine was found to prevent 39 per cent cases of malaria.
‘India unlikely to get malaria jabs soon’
October 08, 2021 1:32 am
National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme data says while India reported 1,018 deaths due to malaria in 2010, it saw 93 such deaths in 2020.
WHO recommends 'widespread' use of malaria vaccine Mosquirix: Know about the mosquito-borne disease
October 07, 2021 3:56 pm
Symptoms usually start about 10 to 15 days after the infected mosquito bite, said Dr Shuchin Bajaj
Oxford malaria vaccine becomes first to reach WHO efficacy goal
April 23, 2021 7:31 pm
The shot against the mosquito-borne disease was trialed in 450 children ages five to 17 months in Burkina Faso and shows a “favorable safety profile and was well-tolerated,” according to the team at the university’s Jenner Institute.
Some preventive measures for malaria you can follow by staying indoors
May 02, 2020 6:03 pm
However, these measures should be followed not only during the lockdown period but under regular circumstances as well.
Kenya becomes 3rd country to roll out malaria vaccine
September 13, 2019 3:59 pm
Kenya became the third African country to introduce the vaccine, after Malawi and Ghana. The aim is to reach about 360,000 children per year across the three countries.
Battling malaria
April 27, 2019 9:40 pm
New vaccine against the disease offers limited protection. Work on improved version requires urgency.
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