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New vaccine offers hope against Ebola which killed 11,000 people in latest outbreak

An actor, playing the role of a vaccine against the Ebola, marks a canvas after a performance during an awareness campaign against the virus at Anono School in Abidjan September 25, 2014. REUTERS

NAIROBI: There is hope after the unveiling of the Ebola vaccine.

The new vaccine whose trials have been done in Guinea has been developed by Merck and Co, a pharmaceutical company. Tests have shown that the vaccine offers protection against Ebola by up to 100 per cent.

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