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MSF Wants Faster Deployment Of Ebola Vaccine At ‘Fair’ Price

A Global Emergency Stockpile Is Being Considered

 
• By Ian Schofield

As stockpiles of Ebola vaccine are being built up around the world, Médecins sans Frontières has said more action is needed to ensure sufficient numbers of vaccinations are available for use in current and future outbreaks. 

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Emergency stockpiles of Ebola vaccine are being considered • Source: Shutterstock

The international humanitarian organization, Médecins sans Frontières, has called for a new mechanism for pooling reserves of Ebola vaccine for use in future outbreaks, and says that the price of Merck’s recently approved Ervebo vaccine must be “fair and reasonable.”

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