Hopes for new vaccine for Tasmanian Devil facial cancer | 7.30

They’re Tasmania’s most recognisable animal, but since the 90s a deadly facial cancer has killed thousands of Tasmanian Devils. Now the race is on to save the iconic native animals, with researchers hoping a new vaccine approach could be the answer. It’s design is similar to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in humans, and plans are already underway as to how it could be delivered to wild animals. Ellen Coulter reports.
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