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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett

Promising Marburg vaccine yet to be tested on humans due to lack of funding

CDC/Dr Frederick Murphy

A promising Marburg vaccine developed by the same Oxford scientists behind the Covid-19 jab has yet to be tested in humans due to a lack of funding.

Professor Theresa Lambe, a vaccinologist at the University of Oxford, said Marburg virus is “now being seen in places where it’s never been seen before,” citing West Africa and, specifically, Ghana, which declared its first-ever outbreak earlier this month.

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