Wanted: Healthy Nova Scotians willing to be infected with whooping cough

The Halifax Examiner | Yvette D’Entremont | July 14, 2022

The Canadian Center for Vaccinology’s (CCfV) first human challenge trial has officially kicked off in Halifax. Last week, the study’s first three participants were safely infected with mild cases of pertussis (whooping cough) at the center’s Challenge Unit located in the IWK Health Centre.