While Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the countries hit worst by the Ebola outbreak seem to be crumbling under the weight of the epidemic that has killed over 6,000 people, scientists are working around the clock to produce a viable vaccine against the deadly disease. A two-shot Ebola vaccine might be an option. There are already several Ebola vaccine trials underway, and those being conducted … [Read more...]
MSF Accused of Wasting Time by Not Calling for Ebola Vaccines
A veteran of the medial charity Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders) said that the organization wasted too much time by not calling for Ebola vaccines sooner in the unprecedented West African Ebola outbreak. By now, more than 5,000 people have been killed by the deadly virus. The group’s response to the outbreak has thus far received wise praise from governments as well as the … [Read more...]