Amidst an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus, Uganda has commenced a clinical trial for an experimental vaccine following the death of a nurse. This outbreak marks Uganda's sixth encounter with this virus strain, which currently lacks an approved vaccine. The World Health Organization has praised the rapid initiation of the trial. Vaccination efforts focus on frontline health workers and individuals closely exposed to confirmed cases, utilizing a ring vaccination strategy to contain the spread effectively. The long history of Ebola outbreaks emphasizes the need for rapid responses and effective vaccine development.
This vaccination trial was initiated with record speed, the WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. A Ugandan doctor attends to contacts of a patient during the launch of the vaccination for Sudan Ebola virus.
The doses used in a ring vaccination scheme target contacts of confirmed Ebola patients, and contacts of contacts, aiming to control the outbreak effectively.
Uganda has kicked off a clinical trial of a vaccine against Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.
It is the sixth time Uganda has been hit by an outbreak of the Sudan strain of the virus, for which there is no approved vaccine.
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