Posted on 11/14/2014 1:57:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Canada has launched a clinical trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed at its national microbiology laboratory and expects to have the results in early 2015, the government said on Friday.
The experimental vaccine, known as VSV-EBOV, was developed over several years at the laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and has shown promising results in animal research.
The trial will use a small group of volunteers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and will complement other tests of the vaccine.
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Are the Canadians testing it in Racoon City?
Wouldn’t it be a better test to inoculate health care workers in the hot zones in Africa?
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