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You're confusing two different Ebola outbreaks, I think. The first outbreak to be contained using a vaccine was the one from April 2018. See https://www.nytime
by throwawaysea 7y ago
You're confusing two different Ebola outbreaks, I think.
The first outbreak to be contained using a vaccine was the one from April 2018. See https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/health/ebola-congo-who.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/health/ebola-congo-who.ht.... Furthermore, the WHO did not create the vaccine. Merck did (https://www.mrknewsroom.com/news/company-statements/merck-makes-shipments-investigational-ebola-zaire-vaccine-v920-rvsv%E2%88%86g-zebov- https://www.mrknewsroom.com/news/company-statements/merck-ma...), building off prior work from Canada. WHO distributed this vaccine and they ended up qualifying it only in 2019.
The same NYT article and others (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/health/how-ebola-roared-back.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/health/how-ebola-roared-b...) note that the 2013 Ebola outbreak was indeed handled poorly by the WHO, and that the WHO was roundly criticized for it.