Abbott lauds fentanyl vaccine research, previews session drug plans during stop at University of Houston
Abbott, who has used an increase an opioid deaths in Texas to criticize the Biden administration's immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border, touted the vaccine's development as a product of the work the state has done investing in research universities.
The vaccine also blocked the dangerous outcomes associated with fentanyl overdoses, including depressed blood oxygen levels, heart rates and breathing, researchers said. He said he was confident the vaccine would pass clinical trials, because some of its components are already used in drugs approved by the FDA.
During remarks after a tour of the laboratory where the vaccine is being developed, Abbott said he hoped an approved vaccine could be used not only for therapy, but to inoculate first-responders and police dogs against fentanyl exposure.Abbott said he planned to make fentanyl issues a focus of the coming legislative session. He said he would urge lawmakers to pass a law legalizing home fentanyl tests, which can tell people if a drug is laced with the dangerous substance.
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