Cuts deal devastating blow in race for vaccine against deadly disease

A major US research program to develop a vaccine against has been abruptly canceled by the Trump administration, sparking outrage as prevention efforts stall.

The administration's termination of the promising $258million research program stunned scientists, whose years-long project had also benefited the development of treatments for , autoimmune conditions, and even snakebite antivenom.

Researchers at Duke University and the Scripps Research Institute were informed on Friday that their funding would be cut.

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