Ebola vaccine candidates pass safety test in in Liberia trials

  • The experimental Ebola vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ:NLNK) (NYSE:MRK) appear to be safe, based on interim results in a mid-stage trial in Liberia. The vaccines, administered as a single injection, are being evaluated for safety and efficacy on more than 600 people there. Based on the positive results, the study will now progress to the next phase of efficacy testing where additional volunteers will be injected with one of the vaccines or placebo to see if their immune systems produce anti-Ebola antibodies.
  • The Ebola epidemic, its course winding down, has claimed more than 10,000 lives.

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