The Latest Breaking News from Vaccine

Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains

When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it’s not often we have two pieces of good news in one week.

The Conversation · Jun 4

Two scientists on their race to make a new Ebola vaccine

As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the strain of the virus that’s causing it.

The Conversation · Jun 4

The race to combat Ebola: what vaccines and treatments are being developed and how long will it take?

With the Bundibugyo strain of the disease spreading across the DRC and Uganda, scientists and researchers are trying to find rapid solutions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4

Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy

Unlike many people who tackle this topic, Kira Ganga Kieffer treats the vaccine-hesitant with respect and curiosity, not contempt.

Reason · Jun 2

Measles Is Back at Disneyland — And Public Health Officials Warn It Could Get Much Worse

In a development that has rattled Southern California's public health community, measles has returned to the Happiest Place on Earth for the first time in more than a decade — and officials say the risk to thousands of park visitors could extend weeks into the future.

Medical Daily · Jun 2

DR Congo reopens airport in Ebola-hit area

BUNIA, DR Congo - The sole airport providing humanitarian organisations access to the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo reopened on Tuesday, when the reported number of suspected cases declined.

Bangkok Post · Jun 2

Serum Institute of India to manufacture Oxford Ebola vaccine backed by $8.6 million CEPI funding

Serum Institute of India will produce clinical trial doses of a new Ebola vaccine from Oxford University. This initiative is backed by fresh funding to combat a spreading outbreak in Africa. The vaccine uses technology similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This partnership aims to accelerate development and ensure access…

The Economic Times · Jun 2

Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

CEPI is investing around $60 million to speed up the creation of vaccines against the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus. This funding will support Moderna, the University of Oxford, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. The goal is to have trial-ready vaccines within months.

The Economic Times · Jun 2

Child flu vaccines help protect up to a million children from infection each year, researchers say

Some 85 percent of child flu deaths this year were in children who weren’t fully vaccinated

The Independent UK · Jun 1

Protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens

In tonight's edition: Hundreds protest in Kenya over plans to build an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens in the town of Nanyuki. Also, despite almost 300 suspected deaths from the outbreak, there have still been signs of progress in supplying rural Congolese health centres and millions are invested in…

France 24 · Jun 1