Ebola vaccines

Ebola: Vaccination during epidemic reduces risk of developing disease by 84%

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Published in the Lancet Infectious Disease, a study has revealed that 10 days after vaccination, the risk of developing Ebola is reduced by 84 per cent in vaccinated people compared to non-vaccinated people. The study analysed data collected during the largest epidemic recorded in the DRC, during which 3,470 cases and 2,287 deaths were registered … Read more

DRC ebola outbreak: Independent Ebola vaccination committee is needed to overcome lack of WHO transparency

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PARIS/GOMA – More than a year into the ongoing Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the disease has killed over 2,000 people. The mortality rate in this outbreak is around 67 per cent [1], which is comparable with the mortality rate in the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak, when neither therapeutic treatments, nor a … Read more