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. 2022 Dec;72(10):1133-1129.

[First malaria vaccine recommended by WHO]

[Article in French]
Wendé-Waoga Guillaume Zango  1 , Marie-Fleur Durieux  2 , Jean-François Faucher  3
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[First malaria vaccine recommended by WHO]

[Article in French]
Wendé-Waoga Guillaume Zango et al. Rev Prat. 2022 Dec.

Abstract
in English, French

First malaria vaccine recommended by who. RST,S/AS01, the first WHO recommended vaccine against malaria, is the result of decades of research. It is a recombinant protein vaccine which induces a protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria, mediated by both humoral, and cell mediated immune responses to the circumsporozoite protein. RST,S/AS01 is of moderate efficacy against malaria, but is an additional tool for malaria control and elimination. More effective vaccines against malaria are expected within the next decades. The WHO recommendation made in October 2021, of its widespread use in children in malaria-endemic areas has raised hopes but also concerns. The timeline of the adoption by most countries of moderate to high malaria transmission, of RST,S/AS01 in the small children vaccine schedule, is still unknown.

Un premier vaccin contre le paludisme recommandé par l’OMS. Le premier vaccin recommandé par l’OMS contre le paludisme, RST,S/AS01, est le fruit de plusieurs décennies de recherche. Il s’agit d’un vaccin à protéine recombinante qui protège contre le paludisme à Plasmodium falciparum grâce à une immunité à médiations humorale et cellulaire dirigées contre la protéine circumsporozoïte. Son efficacité reste modeste, mais il constitue un outil supplémentaire dans la lutte contre le paludisme. Des vaccins plus efficaces sont attendus dans les prochaines décennies. La recommandation par l’OMS en octobre 2021 de l’utiliser à grande échelle chez les enfants en zone endémique du paludisme suscite des espoirs mais aussi des interrogations. Le calendrier d’inclusion de RST,S/AS01 dans les programmes nationaux de vaccination des jeunes enfants de la plupart des pays de transmission modérée à élevée du paludisme est encore inconnu.

Keywords: Malaria.

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