Fridge-free Tetanus and Diphtheria vaccine study

Tetanus and diphtheria are serious infectious diseases. Vaccination helps protect against them.

However, about half of all vaccines are wasted around the world each year. This is according to data from the World Health Organization.

Access to vaccines is limited by the international, temperature-controlled supply chain (cold chain).

This cold chain is complex and costly. It requires vast amounts of energy that lead to carbon emissions. It can also lead to significant vaccine wastage when the cold chain is compromised.

The aim of this study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new temperature stable, fridge-free, tetanus and diphtheria vaccine called SPVX02 to assess its safety and immune response in healthy adult participants.

Recruiting now

We are currently looking for healthy volunteers aged between 25 – 55 years to take part in our room temperature tetanus and diphtheria (SPVX02) vaccine study.

Participation in the study will last for approximately 3 months and volunteers will be compensated up to £525 for their time and inconvenience.

Contact CRFstudyteam@uhs.nhs.uk or call 023 81204989 for further details.

You can also download a patient information sheet here.