A new study conducted at UTMB is the first to demonstrate that potential vaccines could protect a fetus from the Zika virus. “In the study, we were the first to show that two different potential vaccines given to the mother prevent the Zika virus for infecting the fetus during pregnancy in a mouse model,” said UTMB’s Pei-Yong Shi. This news also reported in TMC News, The Scientist, Galveston.com, Science Newsline, Fierce Biotech, Financial Express, Pipeline Review, Daily World, Health Medicine Network, EurekAlert, NewsFix Houston (link available for 30 days), KHOU Channel 11 (link available for 30 days), Apps for PC Daily, Guidry News, and Crossroads Today.