Anti-mosquito bednets have an additional advantage (over malaria vaccines) in being able to prevent mosquito-borne diseases other than malaria, though I don’t know how big a deal this is in practice (eg, I don’t know how often the same area will have yellow fever and malaria).
Does a vaccine/treatment for malaria exist? If yes, why are bednets more cost-effective than providing the vaccine/treatment?
I just googled your question.
Here are the top 3 links.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/malaria/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351190
https://www.terminix.com/pest-control/mosquitoes/behavior/malaria-in-united-states/
https://www.who.int/malaria/areas/treatment/overview/en/
There’s only one approved malaria vaccine, and it’s not very good (requires 4 shots, and ~36% reduction in number of cases).
Anti-mosquito bednets have an additional advantage (over malaria vaccines) in being able to prevent mosquito-borne diseases other than malaria, though I don’t know how big a deal this is in practice (eg, I don’t know how often the same area will have yellow fever and malaria).
Thanks! This was helpful!