Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial

Ebola Outbreak In Uganda: Groundbreaking Vaccine Trials Launched To Combat Spread
In response to new Ebola virus outbreak, the Ugandan health authorities have begun a clinical trial of administering a vaccine that can protect the people against a possible spread of this infection.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak
Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country with three confirmed cases.The first patient, a 32-year-old male nurse, died last week.
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The ongoing Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda is an achievement in the fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement posted on its website late Monday,
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An emergency vaccine trial has been launched to combat a new outbreak of the deadly Sudan strain of Ebola virus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the trial in Uganda had been established with "unprecedented speed" in what could serve as a model for managing future disease outbreaks.
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Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Ebola-hit Uganda begins vaccination trial: WHO
Geneva: Uganda on Monday started a vaccination trial for the Sudan species of the Ebola virus four days after an outbreak was confirmed, the World
Uganda launches groundbreaking vaccine trial to halt Ebola outbreak
Some 40 people linked to a nurse who died with the haemorrhagic fever last week will be the first to receive the new jab
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.
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Makerere University, the Uganda Virus Research Institute and the WHO got the Ebola vaccine trial ready for dosing in just four days.
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