Morning Briefing

"A malaria vaccine could be a powerful new tool," but "[c]ontrolling mosquitoes and diagnosing malaria remain essential. Among the highest priorities now is to develop new methods to do both," a Bloomberg editorial states. "There is both less and more than meets the eye in the recent news that an experimental malaria vaccine cut in half the risk that children would contract the illness," according to the editorial, which adds, "Many of the headlines that followed promised a life-saving vaccine around the corner -- a prospect that in truth remains a maybe. At the same time, the trial results affirmed the benefits of a multipronged attack on malaria."