Cameroon’s Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Cameroon’s RTS,S malaria vaccine is showing life-saving results—kids who get the full course are staying healthier, with hospitals reporting nearly empty pediatric wards. But a critical hurdle remains: only 25% of kids are completing the final, crucial fourth dose, leaving protection incomplete. Health workers and parents alike are forgetting the booster, especially since it’s spaced far apart from the third shot. While early doses are improving, the gap in full coverage threatens the vaccine’s impact. With children dying from malaria every minute, officials are racing to close the gap—and scientists are working on a single-dose version to make protection easier, cheaper, and more reliable for families. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/96b812ae006d95ec