The Chagas disease It is caused by a parasite that affects more than 7 million people in the world. It can affect the heart and cause death.
Carlos Slim Foundation established an alliance with the Baylor College of Medicine, CINVESTAV and the Autonomous University of Yucatan, to develop a therapeutic vaccine against this disease.
- Successful progress has been made in the development of the vaccine and in the objective of testing the vaccine in humans in the medium term.
- Currently, the first batch of vaccine for human trials is being produced. It is estimated that this batch will be ready in the second half of 2022.
