Archive · 12 Aug 2025
India Won't Adopt Malaria Vaccines for Low Transmission Setting
India's health experts have decided that the country does not need malaria vaccines right now.
These vaccines are designed for places where malaria spreads a lot and can be very dangerous for kids.
Since India's malaria situation isn't as severe, the experts think the vaccines aren't needed.
This information was shared with the government in response to questions about a new malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, developed by the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India.
Expert committee recommended against adopting malaria vaccines in India.
Malaria vaccines are for moderate to high transmission settings.
India's malaria transmission is considered low.
The recommendation was shared in the Rajya Sabha.
The response was to a question about the R21/Matrix-M vaccine.
- Who
- An expert committee and the Minister of State for Health.
- What
- An expert committee recommended against the adoption of malaria vaccines in India.
- When
- The recommendation was shared on Tuesday.
- Where
- India, in the Rajya Sabha.
- Why
- Because India doesn't have a high enough malaria transmission rate to warrant the use of the vaccines.
- Expert Recommendation
- Against adopting malaria vaccines
- Vaccine Focus
- Moderate to high transmission settings
- Context
- India's low transmission setting
- Government Response
- Minister of State for Health replied to a question
