Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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First-ever koala chlamydia vaccine implant inserted into a wild koala

In what's been hailed as a "massive breakthrough," a chlamydia vaccine implant has been administered to a wild koala for the first time. This is the only koala chlamydia vaccine that uses two doses. Now, thanks to the implant, it can be applied in one examination.

First-ever koala chlamydia vaccine implant inserted into a wild koala
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In what's been hailed as a "massive breakthrough," a chlamydia vaccine implant has been administered to a wild koala for the first time. This is the only koala chlamydia vaccine that uses two doses. Now, thanks to the implant, it can be applied in one examination.

Originally published at Phys.org

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