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Cameroon has begun the world’s first major malaria vaccine program for children.

喀麦隆已启动世界上第一个针对儿童的大型疟疾疫苗计划。

The campaign launched Monday in the Central African nation. Health officials called the effort a major step in the fight against the disease across Africa. The continent accounts for about 95 percent of the world’s malaria deaths.

该活动周一在这个中非国家发起。 卫生官员称这一努力是整个非洲抗击这种疾病的重要一步。 非洲大陆约占世界疟疾死亡人数的 95%。

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the disease, which is spread through mosquitos, kills more than 600,000 people a year. Most of the deaths involve young children.

世界卫生组织 (WHO) 估计，这种通过蚊子传播的疾病每年导致超过 60 万人死亡。 大多数死亡涉及幼儿。

The vaccine, called RTS.S, was developed by British drug company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). It is meant to work with other preventive measures, such as the use of bed nets, to fight the disease.

该疫苗名为RTS.S，由英国制药公司葛兰素史克（GSK）开发。 它旨在与其他预防措施（例如使用蚊帐）一起对抗这种疾病。

Cameroon is the first country to offer vaccine injections through a routine program after successful tests, or trials, were carried out in Ghana and Kenya. Cameroon hopes to vaccinate about 250,000 children this year and next.

在加纳和肯尼亚进行成功的测试或试验后，喀麦隆成为第一个通过常规计划提供疫苗注射的国家。 喀麦隆希望今明两年为约25万名儿童接种疫苗。

The international vaccine alliance called Gavi has said 19 other countries aim to launch their own campaigns this year. About 6.6 million children in those countries are to receive malaria vaccinations in 2024 and 2025.

名为 Gavi 的国际疫苗联盟表示，其他 19 个国家计划在今年发起自己的疫苗接种运动。 2024 年和 2025 年，这些国家约有 660 万儿童将接受疟疾疫苗接种。

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