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Wednesday, 15 October 2014

First Ebola Vaccine Trial Starts in Africa

The Ebola drug trial in Africa has started for the first time, with three healthcare workers in Mali receiving an experimental vaccine.
The trial started on October 8, with the first health worker receiving the drug, followed by two colleagues. Over the course of trial,37 more healthcare workers will be given the vaccine.
It is the latest vaccine to be Ruches into clinical trials as worst-ever Ebola outbreak grips West Africa. The WHO said disease has so far claimed the lives of more than 3800 people, infecting at least 8000 people in West Africa.

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