Malaria vaccine human trial could pave way for a cure

Malaria vaccines developed by Irish and British scientists have been shown to produce a strong immune response in a human trial.

The clinical trial, carried out in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin, also showed the vaccines were well tolerated.

Two vaccines have been developed by RCSI researchers in collaboration with Oxford University. It is hoped that combining the vaccines with others in development may lead to a vaccine that could prevent malaria.