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Bookmark or Share- Ebola virus vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)8 In addition to the two candidate vaccines described above, more recently two other Ebola vaccine programmes have met the initially proposed pre-clinical trial criteria. These are a heterologous combination of two replication deficient recombinant vectors: human adenovirus 26 and modified vaccinia virus Ankara, both expressing ZEBOV GP ...
- Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection ...An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published today in The Lancet. 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 last year.
- Ebola virus disease: Vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)As Ebola outbreaks are relatively rare and unpredictable in nature, and due to limited vaccine quantities, the Ervebo vaccine is reserved for outbreak response to protect persons at the highest risk of contracting Ebola virus disease under a “ring vaccination” strategy, which is similar to the approach used to eradicate smallpox.
- Major milestone for WHO-supported Ebola vaccineThe World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcement recommending a conditional marketing authorization for the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine, which has been shown to be effective in protecting people from the Ebola virus. Today’s announcement by EMA, the European agency responsible for the scientific evaluation of medicines developed by pharmaceutical ...
- Ebola virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving the way for its use in high-risk countries. Good outbreak control relies on applying a package of interventions, including case management, surveillance and contact tracing, a good laboratory service, safe burials and social mobilisation. Community engagement is key to successfully controlling outbreaks.
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