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Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn’t so easy

Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn’t so easy

06/12/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn’t so easy

Clip: 6/12/2015 | 9m 29s

Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn’t so easy

In Sierra Leone and Liberia, where the Ebola epidemic has been a nightmare, the promise of a vaccine offers hope. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the challenges of conducting experimental drug trials there and the desperate need to find a fix.

06/12/2015 | Rating NR

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