How researchers are trying to tackle Sask.'s high tuberculosis rates
Saskatchewan's rate of tuberculosis infections was more than twice the national average in 2023. Scientists in the province hope to find a new drug treatment and a new vaccine. Jeffrey Chen, a principal research scientist at the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), joined CBC Radio's The Morning Edition to discuss their work.
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