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The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the first doses of a new trial vaccine for Ebola will be sent to Uganda next week.
Dr Tedros said a clinical trial programme would test whether the jab was effective against a Sudanese variant of Ebola.
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He said three separate candidate vaccines had been evaluated by a committee of external experts.
The Ugandan authorities say they’re starting to succeed in their efforts to contain the current outbreak.
At least 55 people have died.
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Dr Tedros said an additional 22 people had been assessed as probable deaths.
Seventy-three patients have recovered from Ebola infection.
