A recent Medscape article discussed a new first in the world of vaccines. Last week, the FDA approved the first-ever vaccine against Ebola. The drug, Ervebo from Merck & Co, is a single-dose injection that was used by the World Health Organization to combat the world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak in the DRC in 2018. It is meant for individuals 18 and older, and is a live attenuated vaccine that was genetically engineered to contain a protein from the deadly Zaire ebolavirus.
Quick Hits: FDA Approves First Ebola Vaccine
Last week, the FDA approved Ervebo, the first-ever Ebola vaccine that was developed during a two-year outbreak in Guinea.
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