Nigeria receives 846,000 doses of malaria vaccine
Nigeria has received 846,000 doses of a new malaria vaccine, aimed at reducing the country's high rate of malaria, particularly among children and vulnerable groups. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, on Thursday announced this during an event in Abuja, noting the vaccine's potential to significantly lower malaria-related deaths. The vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix), has proven effective in large trials across Africa, reducing malaria cases and fatalities […]