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Dr Jacelyn Loh’s quest to find a vaccine for rheumatic fever, a disease that kills hundreds of New Zealanders

Nicholas Jones
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Investigative Reporter·NZ Herald·
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Dr Jacelyn Loh’s quest to find a vaccine for rheumatic fever, a disease that kills hundreds of New Zealanders
Dr Jacelyn Loh’s quest to find a vaccine for rheumatic fever, a disease that kills hundreds of New Zealanders

Auckland scientist Dr Jacelyn Loh is developing a vaccine to prevent rheumatic fever – a disease killing and maiming New Zealanders. When could that breakthrough happen? The answer could depend on funding.

In a lab across from Auckland Hospital, a scientist steadily works towards a world-first vaccine for a

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