Getting Dysentery, for Science

Jake Eberts went viral from live-tweeting his experience participating in an 11-day clinical trial for a dysentery vaccine. He told the story incredibly humorous on Twitter, and I just needed to know more. In this episode, Jake shares all the details from drinking the "shigella smoothie" to his thoughts on clinical trial ethics.

Learn more about the shigella vaccine clinical trial.

Follow Jake Eberts on Twitter.

Follow host Halle Tecco on Twitter.

Visit The Heart of Healthcare website for episode recaps.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.