{"id":26691,"date":"2026-08-08T19:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=26691"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:59:30","slug":"first-human-trial-of-bundibugyo-ebola-vaccine-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=26691","title":{"rendered":"First human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moderna on Tuesday said it has begun its first human trial of an experimental vaccine to protect against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, \u200ba strain of Ebola that has killed more than 1,650 \u200cpeople so far and currently has no approved vaccine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health Canada has cleared an early-stage study and the first volunteers have already received the \u200bshot, called mRNA-1469, acording to the vaccine maker. The experimental shot \u200buses the same mRNA technology behind Moderna\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2060trial, which will run at three sites in Canada, \u200baims to enroll about 80 healthy adults to check if \u200bthe vaccine is safe and triggers an immune response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work is part of an expanded partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, \u200bwhich has pledged up to $50 million to help fund \u200bthe vaccine\u2019s early testing and manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bundibugyo strain is driving an outbreak \u200cin \u2060Democratic Republic of Congo that has become the world\u2019s second-largest Ebola outbreak on record, with 3,748 confirmed cases and 1,657 confirmed deaths reported as of August 1, according, opens new tab to the U.S. Centers \u200bfor Disease Control \u200band Prevention \u2060data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cases are increasing faster than during the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic, which was the largest \u200bon record, said CEPI chief executive Richard \u200bHatchett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World \u2060Health Organization and Africa CDC have both declared the current outbreak a public health emergency.<br>If the vaccine is eventually approved, Moderna \u2060said it plans \u200bto make at least 500,000 doses \u200bavailable to low- and middle-income countries at access pricing under its agreement with \u200bCEPI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moderna on Tuesday said it has begun its first human trial of an experimental vaccine to protect against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, \u200ba strain of Ebola that has killed more than 1,650 \u200cpeople so far and currently has no approved vaccine. 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