Africans Welcome New Malaria Vaccine. But a ‘Game Changer’?

CEO of Amref Health Africa, a nonprofit organization, Dr. “The vaccine saves lives, but it will not be a silver bullet,” Githinji Gitahi said. The vaccine, called Mosquirix, targets the deadliest malaria parasite and the most common in Africa – Plasmodium falciparum. Dr. Gitahi said that while vaccines are a “major contribution to the fight” …