Fresh approach to TB vaccine offers better protection

(Oregon Health& Science University) A unique platform that resulted in a promising HIV vaccine has also led to a new, highly effective vaccine against tuberculosis that is moving toward testing in humans. The new vaccine completely protected 41 percent and reduced overall TB disease by 68 percent in vaccinated rhesus macaques, according to a study published as an Advanced Online Publication of Nature Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news