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Janssen, Merck chip in for $100M U.K. vaccine center to help fight epidemics
fiercepharma
December 05, 2018
To help prepare the post-Brexit U.K.—and potentially the world—for future disease outbreaks, the U.K. government, with help from academic institutions and the pharma industry...
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Merck starts rolling FDA submission for its Ebola vaccine, aiming to finish next year
fiercepharma
November 16, 2018
Merck’s late-stage Ebola vaccine has already been deployed against recent outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now, after years of development, the company is ready to seek FDA approval.
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Johnson & Johnson steps up vaccines R&D—and prepares for launches—with €72M plant
fiercepharma
November 09, 2018
Johnson & Johnson has big ambitions in vaccines, and to get there, its manufacturing has to measure up. The small plant acquired in its Crucell purchase just won't support...
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Vaccinations Begin in Congo Ebola Outbreak
drugs
August 10, 2018
Vaccinations against Ebola began yesterday in an effort to stem the latest outbreak in Congo.
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MSD's experimental vaccine to be used in fight against Congo Ebola outbreak
pharmafile
August 09, 2018
MSD’s experimental drug rVSV-ZEBOV will be used in tackling the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after samples collected from hospitalised patients tested positive for the filovirus.
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Thirteen Confirmed Ebola Cases in Latest Congo Outbreak
drugs
August 07, 2018
The number of confirmed cases in a new Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 13, including three deaths, the country's health ministry said late Saturday. It also said there were 30 probable cases and 33 suspected cases, the Associated Press reported.
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Congo declares new Ebola outbreak
biospectrumasia
August 03, 2018
The area also has strong trade with neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, raising the risk of the virus moving internationally.
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New Ebola Outbreak in Congo
drugs
August 03, 2018
Just a week after being declared Ebola-free, the Democratic Republic of Congo said yesterday that a new outbreak of the deadly virus has killed at least 20 people.
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WHO: Congo Ebola Outbreak Over
drugs
July 26, 2018
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over, according to the World Health Organization.
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After thousands of vaccinations, WHO reports Congo Ebola outbreak has 'largely been contained'
fiercevaccines
July 23, 2018
More than a month after health officials started a vaccine campaign in response to a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Congo, the World Health Organization reports that the spread of the disease has "largely been contained."