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Gonorrhoea Vaccine

Gonorrhoea Vaccine

Gonorrhoea Vaccine Gonorrhoea Vaccine, 9.23 MB
Friday, July 14, 2017

With more than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) acquired every day worldwide, there would be huge impacts for potential effective medical treatments. This makes the study by Dr Helen Petousis-Harris all the more powerful with hope for a vaccine in the pipeline. Drug resistance, especially for gonorrhoea, is a major threat to reducing the impact of STI's worldwide. Producer Jack spoke to Dr Petousis-Harris about what her team’s study has found.