New Malaria Vaccine Could Save the Lives of Thousands of Children per year in Africa

Malaria is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases known to humans. But only this month has a vaccine been deemed effective enough to get full recommendation from the World Health Organization for use in children in Africa. We had a COVID vaccine after just one year. Why has it taken so long to find one for malaria? Miriam Laufer is a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Maryland, where she specializes in malaria research. (Segment produced by Olivia Young) (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)