To Underscore The Urgency Of An Ebola Vaccine -- Just A Short Note

In an ironic twist of fate, a doctor in Sierra Leone who treated a banker he later learned was infected with Ebola, has died from the virus -- just hours after a Defryus drug called ZMab, arrived in country to be given to him.

It didn't thaw in time. Tragic -- per Reuters:

. . . .Victor Willoughby was diagnosed with Ebola last week after he treated a man with organ-related problems. The patient, a senior banker, was later diagnosed with Ebola and has since died. . . .

The drug, ZMab, was transported in frozen form on a Brussels Airlines flight that arrived overnight. Before it could thaw, Willoughby's condition deteriorated, said chief medical officer Brima Kargbo. . . .

As concerned scientists, we should all take heed -- and be warned. Now, let's get those clinical trials cranking.