The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is currently no ready vaccine for the Ebola outbreak affecting the Bundibugyo species in central Africa, and that availability will likely take months. WHO officials report that two potential candidate vaccines are being developed, but neither has yet completed clinical trials. WHO advisor Dr Vasee Moorthy says vaccine timelines could extend up to nine months for this specific Ebola strain. Separately, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press briefing that the most promising potential vaccine is unlikely to be available for six to nine months. The WHO links the slow progress to the stage of vaccine development rather than immediate deployment. Meanwhile, the outbreak response is described as being hindered by security concerns in affected areas, and the situation continues to worsen as suspected cases rise. One report cites 139 deaths to date and notes that suspected case numbers have grown to around 600. Both accounts emphasize that vaccination is not imminent, while WHO continues to prepare for a future vaccine rollout if candidates prove effective.
WHO says Ebola vaccine for Bundibugyo outbreak may take six to nine months
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is currently no ready vaccine for the Ebola outbreak affecting the Bundibugyo species in central Africa, and that availability will likely take months. W...
- WHO says no Ebola vaccine is currently available for the Bundibugyo species driving the outbreak.
- Two candidate vaccines are under development, but neither has completed clinical trials yet.
- WHO timelines for vaccine availability are estimated at about six to nine months, potentially up to nine months.
- WHO reports rising suspected case numbers (around 600 cited) and ongoing fatalities (139 cited).
- The WHO describes security concerns as a factor complicating the outbreak response.
BBC The World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species of Ebola is ready. Two possible “candidate vaccines” against the Bundibugyo species are being developed, but neither had gone through clinical trials yet, WHO advisor Dr Vasee Moorthy said on Wednesday. WHO chief Dr […] The post Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.
3 months agoThe response to the current wave of the disease, which has caused 139 deaths in central Africa to date, has been hampered by security concerns Doses of the “most promising” potential vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus that is causing an Ebola outbreak in central Africa will not be available for six to nine months, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as the number of suspected cases rose to 600.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, told a press briefing on the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, that there had been 139 deaths, with numbers expected to rise. Continue reading...
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