A team of scientists in Germany has successfully developed and tested the first mRNA vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious disease of cloven-hoofed animals. The announcement was made on Monday by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, according to the DPA agency. • From COVID-19 to animal protection The new vaccine uses the same mRNA technology that was the basis for immunizations against COVID-19. Unlike traditional FMD vaccines, which require the production and