Cameroon became the First Country to Roll Out Malaria Vaccine in Child Immunization Program!

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Cameroon is the first country in the vaccine campaign. Plans are to introduce the vaccine in 20 additional countries by 2025. The rollout of malaria vaccines in Africa – the world's first routine immunization program against this mosquito-borne disease – has raised excitement for a surprising reason.Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa.


      Cameroon uses a RTS,S/AS01(Mosquirix) vaccine, the only vaccine that has demonstrated it can significantly reduce malaria in young children

      Cameroon will offer the vaccine free of charge to infants up to six months old, requiring a total of four doses.

      The Republic of Cameroon, a Central African country, has become the first country in the world to incorporate a malaria vaccine into its routine national immunization program

 

     


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