GSK Prepares For Malaria Vaccine Roll-Out In Africa By 2015

“While we have seen some decline in vaccine efficacy over time, the sheer number of children affected by malaria means that the number of cases of the disease the vaccine can help prevent is impressive,” GSK CEO Witty says.

GlaxoSmithKline PLC will seek marketing approval for the world's first malaria vaccine next year with a view to rolling it out in Africa from 2015, after trial data showed the treatment reduced the number of cases of the disease in African children.

GSK’s RTS,S malaria vaccine cut infections by 46% in infants aged 5-17 months when they received the initial dosage, and by 27% for 6-to-12-week-old babies, over an 18-month period in a

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