Is there a cure or vaccine for Ebola?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Ebola vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV (called Ervebo®) on December 19, 2019. This is the first FDA-approved vaccine for Ebola.
How is Ebola treated and prevented?
There's currently no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola virus disease, although vaccines and drug therapies are being developed and tested. Any area where an outbreak happens should be immediately quarantined, and people who have the infection should be treated in isolation in intensive care.
Is there a vaccine for Ebola 2020?
Recent research advances have produced some effective tools against EVD. These include two vaccines against Ebola virus that have recently received regulatory approval: rVSV-ZEBOV, a single-dose vaccine, made by Merck; and the two-dose Ad26. ZEBOV/MVA-BN-Filo, made by Janssen Vaccines and Prevention5.Apr 5, 2021
What kind of vaccine is the Ebola vaccine?
The Ebola virus vaccine ERVEBO is a replication-competent, live, attenuated recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV) vaccine manufactured by Merck.