The World Health Organization (WHO) has backed the first malaria vaccine, which could be especially beneficial in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa with moderate to high malaria transmission rates. In 2019, malaria caused 409,000 deaths, according to WHO. The vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) specifically targets plasmodium falciparum, a malaria strain common in sub-Saharan Africa. Plasmodium falciparum…
Forthcoming WHO report could provide multiple theories of COVID-19 pandemic’s origins
The World Health Organization has a leading theory regarding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but is considering three others in a forthcoming report, according to a recent AP article. The most likely scenario is that the virus, which many scientists believe first appeared in bats, infected humans through an intermediary animal. Less likely is that…
COVID-19 could have originated from wildlife farms
While the origins of the COVID-19 remain unknown, a likely theory is that wildlife farms in southern China are most likely to blame for seeding the pandemic, according to a World Health Organization member (WHO). While most scientists believe bats were the source of the virus that would later infect humans, it was unclear how humans contracted the…