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New York Times: WHO approves the first malaria vaccine, in a major breakthrough

Published Oct. 7, 2021 at 7:30 am

A Delhi municipal corporation employee stands in front of a truck loaded with insecticide during a campaign against malaria and dengue at a railway station in New Delhi on October 1, 2021. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)

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The world has gained a new weapon in the war on malaria, among the oldest known and deadliest of infectious diseases: the first vaccine shown to help prevent the disease. By one estimate, it will save tens of thousands of children each year.