Why a prominent law professor is urging the federal government to terminate an American company's licence for a Canadian-made Ebola vaccine.

Scientists are beginning clinical trials for the experimental vaccine VSV-EBOV, which was developed in Canada.

With talk turning to the idea that Ebola vaccines and drugs may be needed to quell the West African outbreak, the tiny U.S. company that holds the licence for a Canadian-made vaccine says it is working as fast as it can to get that option tested and ready for use.