Malaria Prevention Vaccine - Questions and Answers

Q - Is there a Malaria prevention vaccine in use today?

A - There are many malaria vaccines being developed today. Many of them are undergoing trials in some malaria endemic regions in Mozambique and Kenya but as of today (October 2006), none has been fully tested and released to be used by all.

Q - How effective are these vaccines?

A - It is suggested that these vaccines would be able to reduce malaria infection by as much as 30%. But until these trials are completed and the results released, no one can say for sure.

Q - Who would benefit from these vaccines?

A - The people most likely to benefit from these malaria vaccines are children under 5 years old in malaria endemic areas, and travelers to malaria endemic regions.

Q - When will these vaccines become available to people who need them?

A - Vaccine trials usually take a long time and some times, they are unsuccessful so it's difficult to predict. However, some trials have reached advanced stages and so it is hoped that some malaria vaccines should hit the market by 2010.

Other questions on malaria vaccines are not answered here because they are mainly speculative. Visit MVI's site to get more information on malaria prevention vaccines.

Created - October, 2006
Last Updated - August, 2009