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August 28th, 2014
08:29 PM ET

FDA greenlights Ebola vaccine for human safety trial

The Ebola outbreak is getting worse. The death toll has now risen to more than 1,550 people.

The World Health Organization warned Thursday that more than 20,000 Ebola cases before the outbreak ends. In the meantime, the Food and Drug Administration has given researchers the greenlight to start testing a new Ebola vaccine in humans.

Human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine to start next week

CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Doctor Sanjay Gupta.
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