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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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