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    Question

    What is the name of the high efficacy malaria vaccine

    launched by the Serum Institute of India ( SII ) and the University of Oxford, and which country was the first to administer it?
    A R21/Matrix-M; Kenya Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B R21/Matrix-M; Cote d'Ivoire Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Mosquirix; Nigeria Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Mosquirix; Ghana Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E R21/Matrix-M; South Africa Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The high efficacy malaria vaccine launched by the Serum Institute of India ( SII ) and the University of Oxford is named R21 / Matrix - M . Cote d'Ivoire was the first country to administer this vaccine . The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) has approved it, and it is expected to be highly effective and affordable, with the potential to significantly reduce the malaria burden in Sub - Saharan Africa .

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