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WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time

"This is a historic step towards ensuring the people who most need it are able to access this life-saving vaccine," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

"Five years ago, we had no vaccine and no therapeutics for Ebola. With a prequalified vaccine and experimental therapeutics, Ebola is now preventable and treatable," he added.WHO said Ervebo has been shown to be effective in protecting people from the Ebola Zaire virus and added it is recommended by the organisation's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts for vaccines as part of a broader set of Ebola response tools.

 

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