Global report - May 15, 2015
Data Lacking on Ebola Vaccines
With Ebola nearly eliminated in West Africa, vaccine trials probably will fail to provide enough useful data on how well they protect people against the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Liberia was declared free from Ebola by the government and the WHO recently after 42 days without a new case of the virus, […]
Clinical Trials - January 7, 2015
Ebola Vaccine Trial Starts
An initiation of a Phase 1, first-in-human clinical trial of the preventative Ebola vaccine regimen consisting of MVA-BN® Filo and the AdVac® technology from Crucell Holland B.V., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, took place recently, said Bavarian Nordic A/S. The first volunteers have received their initial vaccine dose and recruitment […]
