A team of Kenyan scientists from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has discovered two vaccines which it says can prevent one from contracting the deadly Ebola virus.
The Standard reports that tests are currently being carried out on the two vaccines to establish whether they have side effects on human beings when administered. This discovery comes in the wake of a fresh Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The researchers conducted the study in Kericho and Kombewa in Kisumu counties and are testing safety of the vaccines for two Ebola virus, the study’s associate investigator Dr. Josephat Kosgei said.
“We want to investigate how the body’s immune system responds to the study vaccines,” Dr. Kosgei said.
The research was funded by Janssen Vaccines & Prevention BV- a company associated with Johnson & Johnson. 122 participants were injected with the two vaccinations and are being monitored to assess their effectiveness.
“We have done six months visits. We are waiting for the last visit at one year, which will be six months from now, then data analysis will be done,” said Kosgei.
Trials for the two vaccines, dubbed Ad. 26 ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo are also taking place in the US, Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria.
“All the countries are testing for the vaccines safety and its ability to generate an immune system response. So far, we have not heard any report on safety issues and the early trials results will be provided towards the end of the year,” Kosgei said.
Congratulations to our…
Congratulations to our Kenyan scientists for this discovery. Hopefully it won’t be stolen by the West like they did with KEMRI’s AIDS cure.
@Mumbi, there is noCURE for…
@Mumbi, there is noCURE for AIDS as far as medicine is concerned.Unless you know something many dont.
Anyway,I think the heading is misleading. They are still conducting research…ie side effects,and its efficacy.However, its abig step in the right direction.
I also hope that our scientists spearheaded the research as opposed to being just”spana boys”.
Hmmm Johnson and Johnson as…
Hmmm Johnson and Johnson as main sponsor, doing research in Kemri? To what extent are they involved or are they using Kenyans to do their monkey business? Hope very strict code of ethics is being followed to the tee.
They are using African…
They are using African people as specimens? The west will yake credit after they sponsor and direct the research.
It is also in Kenya where…
It is also in Kenya where the technology of 1 KM,1 minute road construction was started with “success” by corrupt governor Mutua.Kenya is also the only country in the world where murderers,cannibals,druglords,looters,conme,alduterers etc fight corruption.