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UK starts first vaccine trial, eight weeks into Ebola emergency
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The UK has approved clinical trials for a new Ebola vaccine developed by the University of Oxford. The vaccine aims to address the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has already claimed over 600 lives.
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Rapid vaccine development is essential for containing the Ebola epidemic, which is currently spreading through a volatile conflict zone.
Image source, BBC/Trevor Lloyd Image caption, Researcher Alex Sampson holds the experimental Ebola vaccine
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