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Vaccine R&D

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R21

University of Oxford

Malaria

Type

Route

R21/Matrix-M is the second licensed malaria vaccine. It was developed by Oxford University and licensed to the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL). The WHO prequalified the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine in December 2023 after Phase II trial results showed 77% efficacy against clinical malaria in Burkina Faso (seasonal malaria transmission) and Phase III trial results showed 75% and 68% efficacy against clinical malaria at the seasonal sites and standard sites, respectively.

Status

Target

Virus-like-particles (VLPs)

Intramuscular

Licensed

Projects

Plasmodium falciparum (Pre-erythrocytic stage)

Funders

EDCTP, DGIS-RVO

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