Australia starts chlamydia vaccine trial in koalas - NBC News

Oct 19, 2021

The University of the Sunshine Coast said this month that it had started the third phase of a clinical trial for an experimental vaccine.

The vaccine has proven to be safe in the first two phases of the University of the Sunshine Coast's trials, Peter Timms, a professor of microbiology, said in a statement, adding that the study involved around 200 wild and captive koalas.

"While this vaccination will directly benefit each of the animals, the trial will also have a focus on the protection provided by vaccination," Timms said in a statement

Timms said his team was working with vaccine manufacturers and government regulators to speed the release of a vaccine in case the trial results are positive

A Phase 1 trial testing the safety and immunogenicity of a human chlamydia vaccine, which began in 2019, is expected to be complete next year, according to the National Institutes of Health