The WHO warns it may take nine months to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo Ebola species, as current candidates have yet to undergo clinical trials.
Two candidate vaccines are in development
May 21, 2026
12:09 pm
What's the storyThe World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it could take up to nine months for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo species of Ebola to be developed.
Two candidate vaccines are in development, but neither has started clinical trials yet, WHO advisor Dr. Vasee Moorthy said on Wednesday.
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The only approved vaccines for Ebola target the Zaire strain.
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The vaccine is being developed from the same technology as the Covid immunisation
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 50 percent and no approved vaccine as yet.
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