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title: "Good news, Everyone! "A large-scale pilot of what has been called the…"
date: 2019-04-24
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# Good news, Everyone! "A large-scale pilot of what has been called the…

*April 24, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48012266](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48012266){target="_blank"}
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Good news, Everyone!\
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\"A large-scale pilot of what has been called the world\'s first malaria vaccine to give partial protection to children has begun in Malawi.\
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The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites.\
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Earlier, smaller trials showed that nearly 40% of the 5-to-17-month-olds who received it were protected.\"\
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[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48012266](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48012266){target="_blank"}
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