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AdFalciVax malaria vaccine
September 14 , 2025
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- India has licensed Indian Immunologicals Limited, Techinvention Lifecare Private Limited, Panacea Biotec Limited, Biological E Limited, and Zydus Lifesciences to manufacture and commercialise its first indigenous multi-stage malaria vaccine.
- The vaccine, developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and its partners.
- It targets the parasite before it enters the bloodstream, preventing transmission.
- The vaccine, called AdFalciVax, is designed against Plasmodium falciparum and aims to minimise malaria transmission.
- Malaria accounts for 1.4% of the global cases and 0.9% of deaths, with 95% of India’s population living in malaria-endemic areas.
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