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Human Tests For Oxford Paratyphoid Vaccine - Oxford Cameraman

  • Writer: Tom Sykes
    Tom Sykes
  • Apr 27, 2022
  • 1 min read

Yesterday I was out filming a story for BBC South Today in Oxford with Katharine Da Costa.


Various volunteers were infected with a highly contagious bacteria to test a new paratyphoid vaccine. The study in Oxford involves 76 healthy, 18 to 55-year-olds drinking a solution containing the paratyphoid bacteria to see if they are protected from infection.


Read more about the trials here.


You can watch the story below.



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