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Malaria Vaccine Averts One in Eight Child Deaths, Study Confirms

New evidence published in The Lancet and announced by the WHO found that the RTS,S malaria vaccine averted about one in eight child deaths in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi over four years, confirming its life-saving impact.

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