Malaria vaccines are ‘no magic bullet’ but ‘another tool’ to fight disease, expert says
By DW
25 April 2023 |
1:49 pm
Dr Saschveen Singh, Tropical Infectious Diseases Advisor at Doctors Without Borders, joined us for Perspective to mark World Malaria Day. She told us that vaccines are "no magic bullet" but "another tool to add to our toolbox".
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