Zika virus vaccine now in development
Researchers are one step closer to developing a vaccine for the Zika virus. Birth defects linked to Zika include vision and hearing defects, learning disabilities, and in extreme cases, microcephaly, which prevents the head and brain from developing correctly. 90 healthy adults will be divided into groups and receive different doses of the vaccine, testing its safety. The trial is fully funded through this phase, but money for the next phase is still up in the air. Researchers will then conduct a randomized control trial, using either the vaccine or a placebo, on 24-hundred people who are not infected, but who live in areas where Zika has been transmitted.collected by :Sandra Alex
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