British Researchers Partnering with Dangote to Release Ebola Vaccine

Ebola vaccine could be available as early as December this year said Dr. Mike Turner, a British scientist researching Ebola, it was made possible because of a partnership between the non-governmental organisation he works with, and Dangote Foundation. Turner is Head of Infection at the Wellcome Trust, an NGO in the UK that facilitates medical research.

Speaking on the partnership, he said: “We are delighted that the Dangote Foundation is joining the Wellcome Trust and others in the international consortium of funders to develop a multi-pronged approach to combating Ebola. This is a fast-moving scene at present and it is not yet clear precisely which partners will fund which components of the work that we hope will lead to new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. What is more important is that the partners are all not just talking about the problems, but actually trying to make things happen and the future inevitable epidemics. If things go well, we hope to know whether this candidate vaccine is safe, with some prospect of protecting people by Christmas.”

According to reports, the vaccine will soon be tested in Oxford, England as well as Gambia and Mali.

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