A shot of immune proteins may protect against malaria for months
The monoclonal antibody was safe and effective in a small clinical trial
![a woman sleeps next to her baby. The photo is taken through a mosquito net.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/080322_AC_malaria_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
In Sierra Leone, a woman sleeps with her baby under a mosquito net to keep malaria-infected mosquitoes away. A new study finds that a monoclonal antibody holds promise for protecting young children from malaria for months.
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