World's First Vaccine Against Malaria To Arrive Next Year, Says WHO (bbc.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: The world's first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries -- Ghana, Kenya and Malawi -- starting in 2018. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands of lives. But it is not yet clear if it will be feasible to use in the poorest parts of the world. The vaccine needs to be given four times -- once a month for three months and then a fourth dose 18 months later.

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Re:deja vu

[imidan]

The "leaders" of these countries will protest and stop the vaccinations, claiming they are an American plot to harm the poor African children

This sort of resistance to humanitarian efforts has been going on for years, but we unfortunately validated it to some extent by using a sham vaccination campaign to try to track down bin Laden: How the CIA’s Fake Vaccination Campaign Endangers Us All. The ruse failed to provide useful intelligence and the CIA promised never to do it again, but trust is easier to destroy than it is to build.