U.S. scientists will begin large-scale Ebola vaccine tests in West Africa within the next few weeks, officials announced Thursday.
The National Institutes of Health is launching a clinical trial of two different vaccines in partnership with the Liberian government, USA Today reports. In Sierra Leone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers will test one vaccine.
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Ebola has killed 8,668 people, out of 21,759 infected worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
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