Mosquirix, world's first mosquito vaccine to be approved by EMA

Q.  Name the world’s first malaria vaccine approved by European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 24th July’15?
- Published on 27 Jul 15

a. Insectsirix
b. Pestquirix
c. Mosquirix
d. Fliesquirix

ANSWER: Mosquirix
 
The scientific name of this vaccine is RTSS while its trade name is “Mosquirix”. It has taken 30 years to develop this vaccine and would be the first licensed human vaccine against a parasitic disease. World’s first-ever malaria vaccine has been developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline in partnership with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative. The EU regulators also recommended that the vaccine should be licensed for use in babies in Africa at risk of the mosquito-borne disease.

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