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Could mRNA vaccines conquer another deadly infection? Penn researchers say yes.

Working with animals, Penn researchers modified the mRNA vaccine to target C. difficile, an infection that kills 30,000 in the U.S. each year.

A microscopic image shows C. difficile bacteria. Penn researchers are trying to expand the mRNA vaccine platform that saved millions of lives from COVID-19 to target other deadly infectious like C. diff, which kills 30,000 in the U.S. each year.
A microscopic image shows C. difficile bacteria. Penn researchers are trying to expand the mRNA vaccine platform that saved millions of lives from COVID-19 to target other deadly infectious like C. diff, which kills 30,000 in the U.S. each year.Read moreJANICE CARR / CDC