Scientists are using the same technology used to develop the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to create a jab against plague.
Researchers from Oxford University have launched the first phase of their trial to test a vaccine against plague, which sparked the world's most devastating pandemic in history.
Hundreds of millions of people were killed worldwide during the Black Death in the 14th century, a pandemic caused by the bubonic plague.
While plague has been eliminated in much of the world, there continue to be cases in rural areas of Africa, Asia and even America every year. What do you think of this story?
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