The world has waited decades for a malaria vaccine, and now two have come along in quick succession. On October 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that a new malaria vaccine, R21, developed by the University of Oxford be rolled out for the prevention of malaria in children, just two years after another vaccine, the RTS,S, got its endorsement.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we find out why it’s been so hard to find a malaria vaccine – and hear from the scientists behind the new breakthrough.
