Trying To Get The World Unhooked From Hookworm

This week, Goats and Soda learned of a pretty icky research experiment taking place in our nation's capital. People are becoming infected with hookworm in the name of science, as researchers seek to develop a vaccine. Check out this article on why there is a need to infect volunteers for the progression of vaccines for the neglected tropical diseases.

Latest News

The GW VRU is a site for a clinical trial to examine Pfizer's new C. diff vaccine.
This was a phase 2, randomized, open-label, non-placebo controlled trial to evaluate two partial doses o the Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordin (MVA-BN) vaccine for protection against mpox.
This was a phase 1, double-blind trial to examine the safety and immunogenicity of a replication-competent recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-vectored vaccine to reduce the risk of infection and severe illness from Lassa Fever.