What will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak?

There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains

There is no approved vaccine to curb the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. But new funding ...

Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo

Under the plans, CEPI has committed up to $50 million to US-based Moderna for preclinical development and Phase 1 clinical ...
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Could AI's universal coronavirus vaccine strategy lead to an Ebola breakthrough?

The University of Cambridge and the company DIOSynVax have completed the human clinical trial of a universal coronavirus ...

Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

By Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Siddhi Mahatole June 1 (Reuters) - Global health organisation CEPI will give roughly $60 million to Moderna and two other groups to accelerate the development of ...

As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a ...

Serum Institute And Oxford Partner For Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine Clinical Trials

Supported by funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the collaboration aims to rapidly ...

DRC is no stranger to Ebola outbreaks. Why isn’t there a vaccine or treatment to help now?

The fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to the world’s attention only a little more than a week ago and is already the third-largest on record. But it’s the 17th ...

There is no Ebola vaccine for this outbreak and won’t be one soon. Here’s why.

A vaccine won’t be coming soon to help quell the Ebola outbreak raging through the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are no existing vaccines targeted to the species of Ebola that is already ...
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MAGA senator dismisses Ebola risk in anti-vaccine rant

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson dismissed the need for Ebola vaccines, arguing federal health agencies are ...

The World Has Learned From the Last Ebola Outbreak, but Gaps Remain

The vaccine development process and coordination between health organizations have improved since a devastating 2014-2016 ...

U.S. Doctor Treated For Ebola Is Discharged As Outbreak In Africa Continues (Live Updates)

Dozens of people have died and hundreds have been sickened in an Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the ...