Malaria
Trial Shows Infants Not Protected by SPf66 Vaccine
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 7th, 2000
"The development of a malaria vaccine is a priority for improved and sustained malaria control," stated C.M. Galindo and colleagues. "Optimal use of a vaccine in Africa will only be achieved if it can be delivered through the Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI).
"We have completed a trial of the peptide vaccine SPf66 in Tanzanian infants, given alongside the EPI vaccines," continued Galindo et al.
According to the researchers, 1,207 infants were recruited into their two-arm,...
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