Malawi is currently in negotiations for newly licensed and World Health Organizations (WHO) prequalified typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) with Typbar-TCV which has longer lasting protection, fewer doses, and suitability for children under two years of age.
Speaking at the National meeting on typhoid burden and typhoid conjugate vaccines in Dowa, Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium (TyVAC) Researchers Aziza Mwisongo said the vaccine has a more immunogenic response to vaccination and has antibody levels that persist much longer than earlier typhoid vaccines.
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