WHO: 2 Top Ebola Vaccines Seem Safe, West African Tests to Start Soon

January 9, 2015

(Associated Press) – The World Health Organization says the two leading Ebola vaccines appear safe and will soon be tested in healthy volunteers in West Africa. After an expert meeting this week, WHO said there is now enough information to conclude that the two most advanced Ebola vaccines – one made by GlaxoSmithKline and the other licensed by Merck and NewLink – have “an acceptable safety profile.”