Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

By Jessica Hamzelou

BIOMEDICAL IMAGING UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL/science PHOTO LIBRARY

The first human trial of a brand new chlamydia vaccine has confirmed that it is safe and that it triggers an immune response against the micro organism that location off chlamydia. The physique of workers unhurried the work are planning a bigger trial to search out out if it will provide protection to against the infection.

Sonya Abraham at Imperial College London and her colleagues frail a vaccine that has already been tested in animals including mice, guinea pigs and primates. The drug, …