A new Ebola vaccinum provide 100 pct protection against one of the two most vernacular strains of the Ebola virus . The final result of this trial were released inThe Lanceton Thursday . Although the vaccine — know as rVSV - ZEBOV — has yet to be okay by regulators , the New York Timesreportsthat scientists have already created an emergency provision of 300,000 doses , should another Ebola eruption occur .
Thetrialwas conducted on on 11,841 Guinea residents last year . None of the 5,837 masses who received rVSV - ZEBOV contracted the virus ; 23 of the thousands of hoi polloi who participated in the study but did not receive the vaccinum contracted Ebola . Scientistsfoundthat a little over half of those who receive the vaccinum reported “ at least one adverse event in the 14 days after vaccination . ” The side effects , however , were generally modest — cephalalgia , fatigue and muscularity botheration .
“ It ’s certainly sound word with regard to any new eruption — and one will occur somewhere , ” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases , distinguish the New York Times . “ But we still need to carry on turn on Ebola vaccinum . ”
Scientists are still unsettled whether rVSV - ZEBOV will offer long - endure immunity against Ebola .
[ LancetviaNew York Times ]
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