Here’s How the Ebola Vaccine Trial Is Doing

University of Maryland scientists are figuring out what doses of the Ebola vaccine are effective and still safe Scientists are scurrying to get their Ebola vaccines through the necessary safety trials before they can be used widely. That includes the University of Maryland School of Medicine, which recently kicked off the latest step in their research: figuring out the appropriate dosing for the vaccine that’s both effective and safe… (read...

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World must learn lessons of Ebola to stop future epidemics, says Bill Gates

Microsoft founder warns MPs that international community must prepare for outbreaks of other, more transmissive diseases. The world has “a very significant chance” to halt the Ebola epidemic in west Africa, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said. But speaking to MPs and peers in the Palace of Westminster Gates warned it was vital to learn the lessons from the current outbreak to ensure the world is ready for other, more virulent...

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