An mRNA vaccine protected mice against deadly intestinal C. difficile bacteria | All laboratory mice given the new vaccine survived a highly lethal dose of the pathogen

If this leads to a vaccine for humans every nurse and nursing aid in the country is going to throw a party. C. dif is one of the most commonly hospital acquired infections and it is a nightmare for both the patient and the poor bastards who have to change their diapers. Copious amounts of extra horrible smelling liquid are emitted from patients assholes on a 30-60 minute cycle. This requires the nursing staff to don bio-suits again and again and again through their shift to clean the patient.

Taking care of 6-9 patients with a single C. dif case in the mix can result in half your shift spent on the single case of devil-shits while your other patients are virtually neglected. Having multiple C dif cases in a night means that you are dangerously understaffed at normal patient ratios.

Putting a stop to C. dif transmission will save lives of the patients with the disease and patients unfortunate enough to be in a hospital grappling with the disease both.