Cameroon Rolls Out World’s First Malaria Vaccine as Fear Outweighs Hesitancy

Published on February 1, 2024

Drusylia Forku Fontie, 28, didn’t initially want her infant daughter, Amelia Neba, to take the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine due to widespread rumors about the vaccine’s safety. But the fear that her 6-month-old baby may contract malaria again—after suffering two bouts of the often-deadly parasitic infection in her short lifespan—caused her to change her mind overnight. “I am confident that this vaccine will shield her from malaria,” said hairdresser Ms. Fontie, moments after having her daughter vaccinated at the Tiko District Hospital in Cameroon’s southwest region on Jan. 23. “When I finally made the decision to have her vaccinated, my prayer was for the vaccine not to have any side effects on her,” the mother of one told The Epoch Times on the phone....

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