One Step Closer to a Malaria Vaccine
Malaria attacks and kills a child under the age of five every two minutes and for decades has been without a cure or a vaccine. Recently, researches restudied the R21 vaccine that has been in development in the UK and discovered that when used in a specific time period, is 77% effective at stopping malaria. This is providing a lot of hope as it is the first malaria vaccine to cross the 75% effectiveness line. Just in 2019 alone, 229 million cases of malaria killed about 405k of those infected. It is an extremely complex disease with over 140 vaccines in trial. However, this vaccine was not permitted yet as it must go through more trials and approvals to confirm it safe for use. This is a really good leap in the development for an extremely dangerous disease as the WHO wanted this by 2030. The more people step in and work together to develop a vaccine as they did for Covid-19, the quicker new medical innovations will be created for diseases like malaria. Article
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DeleteSzaky's idea for reducing waste from packaging seems like a great idea. I have seen some products mentioned, like the backpacks made out of old packaging, in stores. However, I think utilizing packaging such as the stainless steel shampoo containers Szaky mentioned is an even better way to reduce waste. This article definitely takes a creative spin on reducing waste and helping the environment.
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