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Note that the marginal malaria vaccine does not save a life. Though there's of course nonlinear benefits from eradicating the disease permanently.
by FeepingCreature 2y ago
Note that the marginal malaria vaccine does not save a life. Though there's of course nonlinear benefits from eradicating the disease permanently.
- Gerardo1 2y ago> The vaccine has been shown to significantly reduce malaria, and deadly severe malaria, among young children. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria > Current malaria vaccines reduce uncomplicated malaria by ~40%, severe malaria by ~30%, and all-cause mortality by 13%. https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/php/public-health-strategy/malaria-vaccines.html https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/php/public-health-strategy/malar...
- FeepingCreature 2y agoSorry, I expressed myself wrong. I meant "Note that you cannot assume that one dose of vaccine = one life saved".