Australia develops the world's first foot and mouth vaccine to protect livestock
According to Emirates News Agency (WAM) this FMD vaccine is an mRNA vaccine which is unique in that it is fully synthetic, making it safer and much faster to produce.
The development of this new vaccine is part of the Premier of New South Wales Chris Minns's Government's US$1 billion biosecurity plan, aimed at safeguarding New South Wales' US$8 billion livestock sector and reinforcing national food security.
The vaccine has taken less than 18 months to develop and has cost about US$2.5 million. - Bernama-WAM
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