Oxford University scientists begin to immunise volunteers Hope to immunise 72 adults by the end of the month to trial the new jab A prime injection is followed by a booster to strengthen immune response The vaccine wassuccessfulin protecting primates against Ebola There are now at least three Ebola vaccines being trialled for safety <\/p>\n
By Madlen Davies for MailOnline <\/p>\n
Published: 10:08 EST, 6 January 2015 | Updated: 12:54 EST, 6 January 2015 <\/p>\n
The first human trials of a new Ebola vaccine are today underway, the latest step in attempts to halt the spread of the virus in West Africa. <\/p>\n
Scientists at Oxford University have immunised the first healthy volunteers with a new drug, which they hope will protect people against the disease. <\/p>\n
The World Health Organisation said today more than 8,100 people have now lost their lives to the virus, the majority in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. <\/p>\n
In September a separate trial was launched at the university, to test the effects of another potential vaccine. <\/p>\n
The Oxford Vaccine Group, part of the University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics, aims to have vaccinated 72 healthy adult volunteers by the end of this month. <\/p>\n
Oxford University scientists have begun immunising healthy volunteers in a trial of a new experimental Ebola vaccine. They hope to immunise 72 adults by the end of the month <\/p>\n
The study involves a 'prime-boost' vaccine regime, meaning volunteers are given a first 'prime' injection to stimulate an initial immune response. <\/p>\n
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