Crucial test of Ebola vaccine raises hopes, doubts in Congo

MBANDAKA, Congo — Congo's Ministry of Health says the current Ebola outbreak has killed 14 people so far and there have been 38 confirmed infections.

For the first time since the Ebola virus was identified more than 40 years ago, a vaccine has been dispatched to front-line health workers in an attempt to combat the epidemic from the onset.

The world is watching to see if the promising but still experimental vaccine might help stop this terrifying disease faster than typical health measures ever have.

There's no guarantee the long-sought vaccine will help stop the outbreak. But Congo's health ministry and the WHO rushed in 7,500 doses, created by the Public Health Agency of Canada and owned by Merck.