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September 8, 2014

African Union Holds Emergency Talks as Study Points to Potential Vaccine 
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The African Union is holding an emergency meeting on the Ebola outbreak
in West Africa. More than 2,000 people have been killed, and the United
Nations has warned the toll could hit 20,000 before the virus is
contained. Hopes were slightly raised over the weekend as a new study
found an experimental vaccine gave full protection to monkeys for at
least five weeks to up to 10 months. It is the first time a vaccine
program has led to sustained Ebola immunity. U.S. researchers have now
begun human trials. On Friday, WHO Assistant Director General
Marie-Paule Kieny said two experimental vaccines could be available for
health workers by November.

Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny: "We will have results of safety by November 2014,
and after that, these vaccines will start to be rolled out in the
affected countries, starting with healthcare workers and other
front-line staff in the affected countries. So this is real. This is
going into the field. This is not staying it in laboratories."

 

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