On this episode of Virus Watch we cover three Zika virus stories: the first human trial of a Zika virus vaccine, the first local transmission of infection in the United States, and whether the virus is a threat to participants in the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Zika Virus Vaccine
- July 26, 2016
- Tagged as: DNA, DNA vaccine, viral, virology, virus, Zika virus
The first experimental Zika virus vaccine has been published, and in this episode of Virus Watch, I explain how it works – it’s a DNA vaccine – compared with all the other vaccines out there.