BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- An Ebola vaccine developed by a military affiliated research institute in China has been approved for human testing and will begin shortly. That's according to the Chinese People's Liberation Army's General Logistics Department.
This is also a major breakthrough in China's fight against contagious diseases. The vaccine is derived from a mutant gene and targets the Ebola strain from spreading.
It is currently available in the form of a freeze-dried powder, a stable form which can be kept for at least two weeks up to temperatures of 37 degrees celsius, common in the tropical west African region.
China is the third country in the world to launch experiments with the Ebola vaccine.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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