Wednesday 13 August 2014

Canada to donate its own Ebola vaccine to WHO for use in Africa

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada will donate a small quantity of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed in its government lab to the World Health Organization for use in Africa, the country's health minister said on Tuesday. The decision to donate the vaccine came after the WHO said on Tuesday that it was ethical to offer untested drugs to people infected by the virus. The Canadian government will donate between 800 to 1,000 doses of the vaccine, with the final number given dependent on how much Canada holds back for research and clinical trials. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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