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First, it was a Canadian creation that became the first real weapon against Ebola.

Scientists at the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) developed a vaccine before the 2014 pandemic hit.

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The World Health Organization used vials of the untried medication in clinical trials in Guinea. It quickly proved a “game-changer” that protected everyone who received it.

Now, only days after most people learned the word “Zika,” the Winnipeg-based researchers may have done it again.

The lab’s head of special pathogens said last month they could have a vaccine to combat the mosquito-born illness ready by year’s end.

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“This vaccine is easy to produce. It could be cranked to very high levels in a really short time,” Dr. Gary Kobinger told Reuters.

“We’re kind of right on the front line of monitoring and detecting emerging diseases; that gives us the first indication of when something might warrant a vaccine,” said Dr. Matthew Gilmour, its scientific director general.