Ebola Vaccine 100% Effective in Trial in Guinea WHO Says

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What great news for those countries affected by Ebola.

The world is on the verge of being able to protect humans against Ebola, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as a trial in Guinea found a vaccine to have been 100 percent effective.

Initial results from the trial, which tested Merck (MRK.N) and NewLink Genetics' (NLNK.O) VSV-ZEBOV vaccine on some 4,000 people who had been in close contact with a confirmed Ebola case, showed complete protection after 10 days.

The results were described as "remarkable" and "game changing" by global health specialists.

Vaccine success holds hope for end to deadly scourge of Ebola | Reuters

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