Why Vaccines Aren’t Available For Latest Ebola Outbreak — Africa CDC
Africa CDC says the rare strain has no licensed shot because research and funding focused on the Zaire strain, which produced Ervebo.
- On Tuesday, Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in a diplomat's wife who traveled from Uganda, with 44 contacts now under monitoring and no approved vaccine available for the Bundibugyo strain.
- The Bundibugyo virus was first identified 19 years ago and caused three previous outbreaks, yet the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention criticizes the lack of investment in vaccine development.
- Africa CDC Director-General Dr. Jean Kaseya said the absence reflects international neglect of African health priorities, stating, "If this outbreak was in Western countries, vaccines would already be available."
- The current outbreak has reached over 9,500 infections and about 4,600 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone, prompting Africa CDC to work with manufacturers in Egypt on vaccine research.
- Twenty-Eight African countries have contributed funding to the response, aiming to build continental self-reliance and protect the estimated 1.5 billion people across 55 countries.
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No vaccine for current Ebola outbreak - Africa CDC gives shocking reason
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, has explained why vaccines are not available for the current Ebola outbreak spreading across Africa. The Director General of the Africa CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’ on Thursday, said the lack of vaccine is because partners consider […] No vaccine for current Ebola outbreak - Africa CDC gives shocking reason
Africa CDC Says No Ebola Vaccine Yet Because Partners See It as an African Problem - NewsTmes.com.ng
(Ebola outbreak. Photo by TRT Afrika) Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya says there is no vaccine for the current Ebola outbreak because global partners treat it as an African issue. He spoke on a TV programme on Thursday. “If this outbreak was in Western countries, vaccines would already be available,” he said. …
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