Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial

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 that has killed one person and infected two others. The first patient, a 32-year-old male nurse, died last week.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola
Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind the country's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.
WHO launches Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first-ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus. In a statement, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Uganda starts Ebola vaccine trial after outbreak kills nurse, infects two
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.
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Uganda launches first ever vaccine trial for Sudan Ebola virus
In a global first, Uganda's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.
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