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WHO launches Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda

Ugandan authorities had declared an Ebola outbreak in the capital, Kampala, late last month.

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A nurse administers the first injection of the vaccine. PIC/AFP

A nurse administers the first injection of the vaccine. PIC/AFP

The World Health Organization (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, WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the candidate vaccine as well as candidate treatments are being made available through clinical trial protocols to further test for efficacy and safety.

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