Posted on 08/12/2014 6:34:36 PM PDT by blueplum
(Reuters) - Canada will donate a small quantity of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed in its government lab to the World Health Organization for use in Africa, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.
The decision to donate the vaccine came after the WHO said on Tuesday that it was ethical to offer untested drugs to people infected by the virus.
The Canadian government will donate between 800 to 1,000 doses of the vaccine, with the final number given dependent on how much Canada holds back for research and clinical trials. The government will also keep a small supply in case it is needed domestically.
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Canada only has about 1,500 animal doses of the vaccine, which it invented a few years ago, and would need four to six months to make a large quantity, he said. The government's vaccine is separate from the treatment being developed by Canada's Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp.
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No, WHO.
I don’t know.
Fingers crossed here. This is one scary virus.
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Nice! You know Canadas vaccine must be good, when was the last time you heard of a ebola outbreak there?
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The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Vaccines generally don’t work well after a person is infected. The only common exception is the one for rabies, and that’s because of the slow replication rate of the virus.
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the vaccine, which it invented a few years ago,
And we are just hearing about it now?
With only 1500 doses, either those well off and well connected will get it, and if so, they'd want it kept quiet (or be subject to riots, which could spread the disease further through the population).
Then, too, it is an animal vaccine and would only be accepted for use on humans in the most dire of emergencies, (which I think an argument can be made for in parts of Africa about now).
Keep in mind It may not be effective in humans.
There haven't been any outbreaks lately to go try it on until this one.
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