U.S. scientists will soon test Ebola vaccines in West Africa

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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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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.