Vaccine reduces malaria in African children

A study finds that a vaccine has reduced malaria in African children. They would give children a shot that would lower their risk of getting malaria. The final results of the testing were released n Tuesday. The developers call this a milestone for the vaccine. But the vaccine wont be available for at least another 3 years. But the vaccine can still save thousands of lives. There must be further testing to see how properly the vaccine works. Tests show that the vaccine is 50% effective. Malaria kills about 1,000,000 people a year. GlaxoSmithKline developed the vaccine. Only 1500 cases of malaria are reported in the US a year. But millions of people die by malaria in Africa yearly. The testing started in 2009 and had 15,000 children involved. Right now they are waiting to see how the vaccine worked on younger children infants-6 year olds. We hope this vaccine helps and saves children lives.