ID4U Episode 6 Malaria Vaccines

Dr. Jessica Pelletier speaks with Dr. Ly Cloessner, a public health expert, about current malaria vaccines and the rollout process

Take-Home Points:

• Malaria can cause severe symptoms requiring emergency care and lead to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide.
• Malaria prevention includes the use of bednets, insecticide spraying, and antimalarial medications, especially for pregnant women and children in high-transmission areas.
• Since 2019, the WHO has prequalified two malaria vaccines: R21/Matrix-M and RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix). Additional vaccines are in development.

You can view the full show notes and references here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ekkrvrRj4MP1Hiyjh2XTE5_-S69zkqFbdQz3jY6nOQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode art attribution: David Mark, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Vaccination_of_a_child.jpg