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Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Receives Australian Tick of Approval

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Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Receives Australian Tick of Approval

This picture taken on April 6, 2024 shows a native Australian koala being held by a keeper during a show for tourists at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure Park located north of the Queensland city of Cairns in Australia. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian federal government has approved a historic single-dose vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia, a disease threatening the survival of the species.

Chlamydia can cause painful infections, infertility, blindness, and death in koalas.

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