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Jamaica to take part in Zika vaccine trials : jamaicaobserver





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Jamaica to take part in Zika vaccine trials

Jamaica to take part in Zika vaccine trials
Jamaica to take part in Zika vaccine trials
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica will shortly be participating in a number of clinical trials in the drive to find a vaccine to treat the Zika Virus (ZIKV).Addressing a Ministry of Health/Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Parish Town Hall Meeting at the Sandy Bank Primary School in St Elizabeth on Thursday, the minister said Jamaica's participation forms part of an international study and fight against ZIKV.Tufton noted that the clinical trials are supported by the World Health Organizaton (WHO).


in like manner philly

Montco company doses first volunteer with experimental Zika vaccine

Montco company doses first volunteer with experimental Zika vaccine
Montco company doses first volunteer with experimental Zika vaccine
Linda Loyd writes about Philadelphia International Airport, the airline industry, and the ports on the Delaware River.FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photo of aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen in a mosquito cage at a laboratory in Cucuta, Colombia.An experimental vaccine for the Zika virus is due to begin human testing in coming weeks, after getting the green light from U.S. health officials.


by the same token on army

Army specialist aids in development of potential Zika vaccine

Army specialist aids in development of potential Zika vaccine
Army specialist aids in development of potential Zika vaccine
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Walter Reed Army Institute of Research scientists test Zika vaccine candidate at the WRAIR Pilot Bioproduction Facility for vaccines and biologics in Silver Spring, Maryland.(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Researchers take a sample from the lab's fermenter (Photo Credit: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Spc.Chris Springer flashes a smile as he places some of his work into one of the facility's many refrigerators.


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