Ebola Vaccine Trial in Africa May Support More Potent Version
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An experimental Ebola vaccine showed it was safe and generated an immune response in healthy Ugandan adults in a clinical trial that bodes well for a more potent version undergoing testing.
“This is the first study to show comparable safety and protection of an experimental Ebola vaccine in an African population,” said Julie Ledgerwood, lead author of results published today in the Lancet journal. The outcome is encouraging because vaccines for some diseases are less effective for Africans, said Ledgerwood, a researcher at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.