Scientists crack the code on new vaccine for deadly plague bacteria

Scientists crack the code on new vaccine for deadly plague bacteria
Israeli researchers have developed a new vaccine that is "100% effective" against a bacteria that is deadly to humans.The announcement came from Tel Aviv University, which teamed up with the Israel Institute for Biological Research to create the mRNA-based vaccine, which is the first to protect against bacteria."In the study, we show that our mRNA vaccine provides 100% protection against pneumonic plague (a severe lung infection), which is considered the most dangerous form of the disease," study co-lead Professor Dan Peer, director of the Laboratory of Precision NanoMedicine at Tel Aviv University, told Fox News Digital.​​ARIZONA RESIDENT DIES OF PNEUMONIC PLAGUE, THE FIRST DEADLY CASE IN AREA IN NEARLY 20 YEARS"Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is considered a highly lethal infectious bacterium, against which no approved vaccine exists."This bacterium is so lethal, even at small doses, that it has been classified as a "Tier 1 select agent" by… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
FOX News – Health News | Health & WellnessTue, July 15, 2025
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