Efficacy and safety of RTS, S and R21 malaria vaccines in children under five in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Khulud Mahmood Nurani, Najib Kadernani, Emmanuel Korir, Merna Akram Estreed, Arkadeep Dhali, Rugut Clinton, Khalid Kadernani, Vincent Kipkorir, Pius Omullo, Moses Masika

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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-026-05954-5
Published: 2026-05-27
Container: Malaria Journal
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12936-026-05954-5,
  title = {Efficacy and safety of RTS, S and R21 malaria vaccines in children under five in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials},
  author = {Khulud Mahmood Nurani and Najib Kadernani and Emmanuel Korir and Merna Akram Estreed and Arkadeep Dhali and Rugut Clinton and Khalid Kadernani and Vincent Kipkorir and Pius Omullo and Moses Masika},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Malaria Journal},
  doi = {10.1186/s12936-026-05954-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-026-05954-5}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy and safety of RTS, S and R21 malaria vaccines in children under five in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
AU  - Khulud Mahmood Nurani
AU  - Najib Kadernani
AU  - Emmanuel Korir
AU  - Merna Akram Estreed
AU  - Arkadeep Dhali
AU  - Rugut Clinton
AU  - Khalid Kadernani
AU  - Vincent Kipkorir
AU  - Pius Omullo
AU  - Moses Masika
PY  - 2026
JO  - Malaria Journal
DO  - 10.1186/s12936-026-05954-5
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Nurani, K. M., Kadernani, N., Korir, E., Estreed, M. A., Dhali, A., Clinton, R., Kadernani, K., Kipkorir, V., Omullo, P., & Masika, M. (2026). Efficacy and safety of RTS, S and R21 malaria vaccines in children under five in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Malaria Journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-026-05954-5

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