Cut-price malaria vaccine to begin Africa rollout from May

The Serum Institute of India (SII) this year plans to ship 25 million doses of the new vaccine, developed along with Oxford University researchers and known as R21.

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In this photograph taken on February 27, 2024, a staff inspects a vial of the R21 Malaria Vaccine at the Serum Institute of India (SII) headquarters in Hadapsar, Pune. The world's biggest vaccine maker will start rolling out a cheap new malaria inoculation in Africa from May, bolstering the fight against one of the most deadly infectious diseases globally. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)