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News · 22 May 2026

Ebola vaccine could take nine months to be ready

Ebola vaccine could take nine months to be ready

People awaiting protection from the Bundibugyo Ebola species may face a wait of up to nine months for a vaccine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that two candidate vaccines are currently under development to combat the virus. On Wednesday, Dr. Vasee Moorthy, an adviser to the World Health Organization, pointed out that the clinical trials for both of these candidate vaccines remain unfinished.

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