An Army Specialist Helped Create a Possible Zika Vaccine
Posted on July 20, 2016 by Katie Lange
By Katie Lange
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
Take a look at the bottle that gentleman is holding above. It could be a container for just about anything – mouthwash, or maybe some peppermint extract. Except it’s way more important than that. It just happens to be a vaccine that could eventually protect people across the world from the rapidly spreading mosquito-borne illness known as the Zika virus.
As of last week, Zika has been reported in 65 countries and territories, including in areas where U.S. troops are active. So that little container of liquid is a very big deal, and it was created at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research’s Pilot Bioproduction Facility by researchers that include service members.
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