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Ebola vaccine results 'hugely important' in tackling epidemic

2015-07-31 18:05:13| Biotech - Topix.net

An end to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa may be in sight after results from a fast-tracked vaccine trial were described as "hugely important" and "very exciting" by experts. The experimental vaccine VSV-ZEBOV was found to be 100% effective six days after it was administered to 7,651 people living in Guinea, where the virus has already claimed more than 2,500 lives.

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