Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Malaria Vaccine Initiative :

Malaria Vaccine Initiative :: "Yaoundé, Cameroon and London, UK (November 15, 2005) – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals, the Hospital Clínic of the University of Barcelona, the Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM), and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) today released new data on the duration of efficacy of GSK Biologicals’ malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S/AS02A, in children. A follow-up to the landmark six-month efficacy study results published by The Lancet in 2004, today's findings show that RTS,S/AS02A remained efficacious over an 18-month observation period."