New NZ-Australian mRNA-based vaccine could be a gamechanger for malaria

New NZ-Australian mRNA-based vaccine could be a gamechanger for malaria
A researcher at the Malaghan Institute, part of a trans-Tasman project working on a new malaria vaccine. (Image: The Malaghan Institute)
Greg Hurrell
Two Wellington research institutes have developed an mRNA-based malaria vaccine as part of a trans-Tasman research effort they describe as a breakthrough.Although there have been several announcements on malaria vaccines in recent years, the researchers say none have yet proved effective and long-lasting, citing the World Health Organisation (WHO).The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research and Victoria University of Wellington’s Ferrier Research Institute have been working through pre-clinical trials for a malaria vaccine with Melbourne&r...

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