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Jeywellan Ochieng, 2, reacts after receiving the vaccine against Malaria as she is held by her mother Julliet Achieng at the Yala Sub County Hospital Mother and Child Healthcare (MCH) clinic in Gem, Siaya County, Kenya October 7, 2021. REUTERS/James Keyi

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2021 in review: World’s first malaria vaccine is approved

October saw the RTS,S malaria vaccine given the go-ahead for use outside trials for the first time – a momentous decision, decades in the making

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alexei Druzhinin/AP/Shutterstock (12536354a) Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow, Russia. Dmitriev said Russia plans to provide up to 300 million doses of its Sputnik vaccine to the U.N.-backed initiative, COVAX, once the vaccine is approved by the World Health Organization Virus Outbreak Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation - 01 Apr 2021

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Why won't the West embrace Russia’s highly effective covid-19 vaccine?

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CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 20: Children wear face masks during a maths lesson at Llanishen High School on September 20, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. All children aged 12 to 15 across the UK will be offered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Parental consent will be sought for the schools-based vaccination programme. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

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Why has the UK been so slow to vaccinate children against covid-19?

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A road sign in Buckinghamshire, UK, in mid-November

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Covid booster shots are pushing protection to unexpected heights

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Mosquito sits on human

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A single vaccine could protect against many mosquito-borne diseases

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

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Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar to cupping

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Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar to cupping

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World's first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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World's first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

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An Israeli man receives a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine from a medical professional with Clalit Health Services at the Cinema City complex in Jerusalem Virus Outbreak , Jerusalem, Israel - 30 Aug 2021

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What we know so far about booster shots and the covid-19 vaccines

Some countries are already pushing ahead with covid-19 vaccine booster programmes, but rapidly rolling out third shots in wealthy countries isn’t necessarily the best plan

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Delivering mRNA inside a human protein could help treat many diseases

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Two covid-19 vaccines are 15 per cent less effective against delta

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Covid-19 vaccines: Everything you need to know about the leading shots

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Countries are mixing and matching vaccines to tackle the delta variant

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