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experimental vaccine
Coverage of experimental vaccine in the Nexus archive.
- First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola
Ed Hunt, a 37-year-old from the UK, became the first person to receive an experimental vaccine for Ebola after seeing news reports about the outbreak in DR Congo.
- Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent
A lawsuit alleges that two Black infants were unknowingly enrolled as test subjects in a mid-1960s experimental vaccine trial for R.S.V. Benjamin Crump is representing the families in the case.
- Drugs that boost immunity are making lung cancer less deadly
Innovative drugs that boost immunity are extending life for lung cancer patients, and an experimental vaccine may potentially prevent the disease entirely. The study was published in Nature on May 27, 2026.