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- PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (31): Guinea, vaccine
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:34:10 -0400
Ebola -- Guinea
On [29 May 2020], the European Medicines Agency (EMA) human medicines committee recommended granting Zabdeno and Mvabea a positive opinion for marketing authorizations under exceptional circumstances because the applicant was able to demonstrate that it is not possible to conduct a randomized controlled study that might generate comprehensive clinical data on the efficacy of the latest Ebola vaccine even after authorization.
This was considered acceptable in light of the ongoing Ebola