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An independent advisory body will decide in August
at the earliest on whether to recommend widespread introduction of Ebola
vaccine, depending on results of clinical trials and the epidemic's course, the
World Health Organization said on Friday.
Reporting on a three-day meeting of experts, WHO
spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a news briefing: "Vaccine introduction
is by no means a given and will depend on the results of clinical trials and
recommendations from WHO's Strategy Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on
vaccines and immunization, Reuters reports.
"The earliest
that the SAGE is expected to make recommendation on a wide-scale introduction
is August. Decisions on whether or not to introduce the vaccine will be made by
the respective ministries of health of countries," he said.
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