Liberians test Ebola vaccine
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Liberians are overcoming their fears of Ebola to volunteer for a vaccine trial.
The gruesome toll of West Africa鈥檚 Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 4,200 Liberians of the more than 10,000 who have succumbed to the disease, has intensified efforts to find a vaccine for a disease that previously infected relatively few people in remote areas.
One year after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak, vaccine trials are under way in Liberia and Guinea. Sierra Leone will start a trial later this month.
In Liberia, scientists have fanned out across the country to explain the studies and reduce fear and confusion that have stymied efforts to contain Ebola.
Dr Stephen Kennedy, the Liberian lead investigator for the study, was among the first people to volunteer for the vaccine trial, getting his injection in front of the media. Similarly, in Guinea, authorities started the study by injecting a series of prominent officials, including the head of the country鈥檚 Ebola response.
The outreach worked in Liberia, where more than 700 people have volunteered, well beyond the 600 required, according to Kennedy.
鈥淎ll of the reservations I have were explained, my doubts were cleared,鈥 B. Emmanuel Lansana, a physician鈥檚 assistant who was the first person to participate in the study, said after he received his injection.
Enrollment will close soon for a Phase 2 trial, which is testing two vaccine candidates for safety and for whether they produce an immune response.
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