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Title: WHO sees small-scale use of experimental Ebola vaccines in January
Post by: riky on September 28, 2014, 09:00:47 AM
WHO sees small-scale use of experimental Ebola vaccines in January

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday it expected to begin small-scale use of two experimental Ebola vaccines in West Africa early next year and in the meantime transfusions of survivors' blood may offer the best hope of treatment. WHO is working with pharmaceutical companies and regulators to accelerate the use of a range of potential treatments to fight the disease, a senior WHO official said. Ebola has no cure and has killed at least 3,091 out of 6,574 people infected in West Africa since an outbreak began in March. ...

Source: WHO sees small-scale use of experimental Ebola vaccines in January (http://news.yahoo.com/sees-small-scale-experimental-ebola-vaccines-january-105516103--finance.html)