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Immunization of children around the world, which fell during the Covid-19 pandemic, is starting to recover but remains below the level before the health crisis, the UN said on Tuesday. “This is good news. On average, countries around the world are recovering and getting closer to the level of immunization …

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The move follows a review of a pilot program rolled out since 2019 in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi in which more than …