Ebola Outbreak: Which Vaccines, Treatments Are In The Works And How Long They May Take

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• Ebola Outbreak: Which Vaccines, Treatments Are In The Works And How Long They May Take Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 15:14 IST There is no approved vaccine yet for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, but three vaccine candidates, potential treatments and even a prevention drug are now being fast-tracked.
• Rapid Read A doctor from CBCA Virunga, following training on Ebola protection measures, works at a checkpoint set up at the hospital entrance as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma, on May 22, 2026. (Image: AFP) East Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has triggered a new global race: not just to contain the virus, but to develop and test tools against a strain for which there is still no approved vaccine or treatment.
• The outbreak, first declared by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on May 15 in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been caused by...