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400 Koalas Will Be Part of Chlamydia Vaccine Trial in Australia
October 24, 2021
Koalas are getting vaccinated, but not against COVID-19. About 400 koalas will be part of a trial for a chlamydia vaccine. It’s a serious problem among koalas, researchers say, affecting about half the population in Australia. A 2016 study found that there are about 330 thousand koalas left in the wild, but researchers say there isn’t much being done to prevent disease among the koalas. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.