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Rethinking malaria vaccines: perspectives on currently approved malaria vaccines in India’s path to elimination

Ritesh Ranjha, Priyanka Bai, Kuldeep Singh, Mradul Mohan, Praveen K Bharti, Anup R Anvikar

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  • Existing malaria intervention strategies require an additional tool to control and eliminate malaria.
  • The promising safety and efficacy of the R21 vaccine make it an effective intervention strategy for malaria elimination.
  • Prevalence of both P. falciparum and P. vivax in children under five, in different malaria transmission settings in India needs to be considered.
  • A vaccine that targets both P. falciparum and P. vivax in all age groups and inhibits transmission will be more suitable for India’s malaria elimination goal.
  • An effective and sustainable vaccine as a complementary intervention strategy may require operational research evidence.

Read the full report on BMJ.