Is talk of ‘magic bullet’ treatments hurting Ebola efforts?

Name: Is talk of ‘magic bullet’ treatments hurting Ebola efforts?
Uploaded: 2014-08-12T23:35:09Z
Duration: P463S
Description: Judy Woodruff leads a conversation with Lawrence Gostin of Georgetown Law and Jonathan Moreno of the University of Pennsylvania on using untested drugs to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the possibility of a new experimental vaccine from Canada, as well as why the focus on experimental drugs is distracting from other vital measures.

Clip: 08/12/2014 | 7m 43s

Judy Woodruff leads a conversation with Lawrence Gostin of Georgetown Law and Jonathan Moreno of the University of Pennsylvania on using untested drugs to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the possibility of a new experimental vaccine from Canada, as well as why the focus on experimental drugs is distracting from other vital measures.

Aired: 08/12/14

Rating: NR

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Is talk of ‘magic bullet’ treatments hurting Ebola efforts?

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