A man has revealed he
has been injected with the Ebola virus on purpose in a bid to fight the deadly
disease. And according to Mirror.co.uk, Peter Hubbard said he hopes the small
risk he is taking could help create a vaccine to prevent further outbreaks of
the disease, which has claimed thousands of lives in west Africa.
Speaking from his apartment in Alexandria, Virginia, Mr Hubbard, a consultant
who specializes in natural gas and peer markets, said:
"I get a lot of
satisfaction out of the fact that this could potentially develop into a viable
vaccine that prevents another outbreak. It might not help out with the current
outbreak but it could prevent a future one, so that's a real plus in my
book."
Mr Hubbard, 35, is
one of 20 people taking part in clinical trials for a vaccine at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States.
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