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In race for Ebola vaccines, technical hurdles loom large

In race for Ebola vaccines, technical hurdles loom large

by The Daily Eye Team October 31 2014, 11:23 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 21 secs

Drugmakers sprinting to develop Ebola vaccines face a series of technical hurdles if they are to get millions of doses ready for use next year — even assuming clinical trials are successful.

The challenges include finding sufficient sterile capacity for filling and packaging finished vials, getting fast quality approvals from regulators, and building a supply chain in Africa for products that must be stored at minus 80 degrees Celsius.

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