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Uganda Starts Largest-Ever Ebola Vaccine Trial

VOA News

   Uganda has started its largest Ebola vaccine trial to date, health
   authorities announced Monday, in an apparent effort to prevent the
   disease from spreading.

   An epidemic across the border in neighboring [1]Democratic Republic of
   Congo has killed over 1,800 people, making this outbreak the
   second-deadliest to date, with fatality rates nearing 70%.

   The experimental Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered to
   health care professionals, as well as ambulance drivers, burial teams
   and cleaners. The trial is expected to last two years and cover 800
   people in the Mbarara district in southwest Uganda.

References

   1. https://www.who.int/csr/don/02-august-2019-ebola-drc/en/

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