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Medical Research Council: Severe Malaria Among Young African Children Dramatically Reduced
August 26, 2021
SWINDON, England, Aug. 26 (TNSJou) -- Medical Research Council, a part of the UK Research and Innovation, issued the following news release:

A randomised trial has found a seasonal vaccination and preventative drug combination lowers child hospitalisations and deaths from malaria by approximately 70%.

Giving young children the world's first malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E and antimalarial drugs before the rainy season could substantially reduce cases of life-threatenin . . .

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