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flag Researchers are starting to test a vaccine on humans for the horrifying but not immediately lethal Nipah virus.

flag Scientists at the University of Oxford are testing a world-first Nipah virus vaccine with human trials underway. flag The Nipah virus, first identified in 1998, has no approved vaccines or treatments currently. flag Successful trials could result in the first-ever vaccine for this devastating disease. flag The Nipah virus, primarily found in South Asia, has a fatality rate of up to 75% and can be transmitted from animals, contaminated food, or directly. flag The vaccine uses the same technology as the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the same team at Oxford.

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