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Ebola vaccine 100% effective

31-Jul-2015

Key points from article :

No new cases in 2,000 close contacts when vaccinated immediately compared to 16 cases if vaccinated several weeks later.

The study was published in The Lancet journal.

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Bertrand Draguez

MSF Association Presidents.

Johnson & Johnson

Largest healthcare company that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods

Marie-Paule Kieny

Assistant Director-General, Health Systems and Innovation at WHO.

Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)

International humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation.

Merck & Co.

Pharmaceutical company

The Lancet

Medical journal covering general medicine

World Health Organization (WHO)

Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health

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Ebola