Ivory Coast Launches First Malaria Vaccine Program — VOA Learning English
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Health workers in Ivory Coast have launched the country’s first child vaccination program against malaria.
The effort aims to reduce cases of the mosquito-spread disease, which has become one of Africa’s biggest killers.
Officials in the West African nation said the program is designed to cover about 250,000 children under the age of two. The three-shot vaccine was developed by Britain’s Oxford University. The World Health Organization (WHO) approved the vaccine last October.
Research has shown the vaccine to be more than 75 percent effective at preventing severe disease and death during the first year. A second shot, called a booster, aims to extend the protection for at least another year.
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