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Slow progress on Zika vaccine development – and at the expense of Ebola funding?

Research Ethics Blog

The Zika Virus – Image by David Goodwill (RCSB Molecule of the Month 197, June 2016). [CC BY 4.0 ( [link] )%5D, via Wikimedia Commons. A recent PBS Newshour story highlights just some of the challenges in getting a vaccine for Zika tested and out on the market. The article confirms that about 30 vaccines are being developed and tested. Currently there is a multi-centre open-label Phase 1 clinical trial underway using the GLS-5700 vaccine, developed by Inovio.