Relief as Ebola vaccine proves successful

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The World Health organisation (WHO) has sponsored the trial of the new Ebola vaccine (VSV-EBOV) involving more than 4000 participants in Guinea. This move was to find a lasting solution to the virus that has infected more than 27, 600 people worldwide. In the light of this, there is finally hope as the vaccine is proving to be ‘highly effective’ against the virus.
Dr. Margaret Chan. WHO’s Director-General called the preliminary results an “extremely promising development,” and health experts are advising that the trial continue in order to build more conclusive evidence on the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. While the vaccine shows 100% efficacy in individuals, further trials are needed to determine how entire populations can build immunity to the highly infectious virus.