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First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola

Ed Hunt is 37 years old and from the UK. He got a new vaccine for Ebola. This vaccine is experimental. Ed volunteered to get it. He decided to help after he saw news about Ebola. Ebola is a very dangerous disease. It is in the DR Congo. Many people there are sick.

The vaccine is new and not many people have tried it. Ed was the first person to get it. Scientists hope it will stop Ebola. They want to see if the vaccine works. If it does, it can help many people. Ed wants to help stop the disease.

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