AFTER SUCCESSFUL CLINICAL TRIAL
A vaccine to protect against chlamydia is now a step closer to becoming reality after a pioneering clinical trial has found the treatment to be safe.
Researchers from the Imperial College London and the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen tested two formulations of a vaccine, with each type given to 15 women aged between 19 and 45. Another five women were given a placebo.
All participants received three injections into their arm over four months, followed by two doses administered through a nasal spray in the weeks after.
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