Shipment of newest malaria vaccine, R21, to Central African Republic marks latest milestone for child survival
GENEVA/COPENHAGEN/NEW YORK, 24 May 2024 – UNICEF delivered over 43,000 doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine by air to Bangui, Central African Republic, today, with more than 120,000 doses to follow in the next days. It is the first country to receive the R21 malaria vaccine for use in routine childhood immunization, marking another step…