- According the the World Health Organization (WHO), a recommendation from the Strategy Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE), an independent advisory body, to commence the widespread introduction of an Ebola vaccine won't happen until at least August due to the timing of results from clinical trials.
- Liberia is currently testing vaccine candidates from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck-NewLink. Sierra Leone and Guinea will announce their plans soon.
- The steep decline in Ebola cases will make it more difficult to prove the efficacy of the experimental vaccines so some of the testing may have to be moved to Sierra Leone, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
- More than 23,500 cases of Ebola have been reported in the three African countries, with more than 9,500 fatalities. Only 99 new confirmed cases were reported for last week.
- (GSK -0.6%)(MRK -0.5%)(NLNK +1.2%)(GILD -0.8%)