Canada to supply experimental Ebola vaccine to World Health Organization

Canada to supply experimental Ebola vaccine to World Health Organization
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The Public Health Agency of Canada will begin shipping vials of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization, in Geneva, on Monday.

"This vaccine, the product of many years of scientific research and innovation, could be an important tool in curbing the outbreak," Dr. Gregory Taylor of the public health agency told the Toronto Star. "We will … work closely with the WHO to address some of the ethical and logistical issues around using this experimental vaccine in the fight against Ebola."

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.