Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2
NOVA, "The Battle to Beat Malaria" brings viewers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the University of Oxford research team that spearheaded the new R21 vaccine — being hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against malaria — and its long path from development to approval by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) in October 2023.