An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea. The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, and the findings add weight to early trial results published in 2015. The vaccine, called rVSV-ZEBOV, was studied in a trial involving … Read more
An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea. The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, and the findings add weight to early trial results published in 2015. The vaccine, called rVSV-ZEBOV, was studied in a trial involving … Read more
A highly effective vaccine that guards against the deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018, says the World Health Organization. Trials conducted in Guinea, one of the West African countries most affected by an outbreak of Ebola that ended this year, show it offers 100% protection. The vaccine is now being fast-tracked for regulatory … Read more
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50m on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa’s Ebola epidemic, which has already killed almost 2 300 people in the worst outbreak of the virus in history. The US-based philanthropic foundation said it would release funds immediately to UN agencies and international organisations to help … Read more