4 takeaways from STAT’s story on the development of malaria vaccines

For the first time, the world is starting to roll out malaria vaccines to children in sub-Saharan Africa. The story of the development of those vaccines, a decades-long effort that stretched from labs in New York, England, and Belgium to clinical research sites in a number of African countries, is detailed in a STAT special report published Thursday.

Below are four takeaways about what the history of the malaria shots shows about vaccine development, particularly for neglected diseases that primarily affect low-income countries.

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