Post by cjm on Apr 1, 2016 16:54:52 GMT
Hundreds in Guinea get Ebola vaccine in fight against flare-up
Reuters
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LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of possible contacts of eight people infected with Ebola in Guinea have been vaccinated with an experimental Merck vaccine to try and halt a flare-up of the deadly disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
The United Nations health agency's office in Guinea said more than 1,000 contacts of the eight latest Ebola cases have been identified and are under medical observation.
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