Jab by jab, house by house, Nigeria slowly rolls out malaria vaccine

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Jab by jab, house by house, Nigeria slowly rolls out malaria vaccine

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Nigeria is gradually rolling out malaria vaccinations to babies, with health workers administering doses household by household. The campaign targets malaria, a persistent and deadly disease among children.

The needle broke the skin, followed by wailing and the reassuring coo of "sorry, sorry" from the medical staff—and just like that, another baby was vaccinated against malaria, an intractable child killer in Nigeria.

World Health Nigeria malaria vaccine rollout infant health immunization

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