"Final Stage Trial of Gates-Backed TB Vaccine Underway in South Africa"
TL;DR
The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute has launched a Phase III trial in South Africa to test an experimental tuberculosis vaccine's ability to prevent latent infections from developing into potentially deadly lung disease. The study, with an estimated cost of $550 million, is being funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Gates Foundation.
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