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TB vaccine trials kick off amid funding woes

Clinical trials of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine recently kicked off in Kenya, meanwhile international TB researchers and activists are worried by funding gaps that may worsen in the global financial crisis.

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In the first stage of human testing, known as Phase I trials, the new vaccine will be tested for safety on healthy adults with no previous history of TB in Kombewa, near Kisumu in western Kenya.

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