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February 25, 2002

U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS

“Call for Bigger Malaria Vaccine Study After Successful Trial” Australian Broadcasting Corp. News (www.abc.net.au/news) (02/23/02)

Children receiving an experimental, three-component vaccine against malaria had fewer parasites in their blood, but with the parasite able to easily change its coat, a second type of malaria parasite was not affected by the vaccine, reports Michael Good, head of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia.  The study, which was done in conjunction with health authorities in Papua New Guinea, should be repeated on a larger scale for conclusive results, Good said.  According to the researcher, because “there are a number of multiple strains [of malaria] out there  we have to be able to devise strategies which will protect against all the strains.”

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