US Govt awards contract for Ebola vaccine 100% effective in animal test

[Ichingcarpenter]

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded Tuesday an $8.2 million contract to Baltimore-based Profectus BioSciences Inc. for research and development of an Ebola vaccine proven 100 percent effective in animal tests, according to the company.

The Defense Department’s Joint Project Manager Medical Countermeasure Systems located at Ft. Detrick, Maryland, is working with Australia and Canada on development of the Profectus vaccine to defend against bio-weapon attacks and to help public health agencies in all three countries combat Ebola, the unit’s commander, Col. Russell Coleman said in a Sept. 24 presentation.

Elleen Kane, an HHS spokeswoman, said the contract is for animal studies but did not provide any further details.

In a paper presented to an international vaccine conference in 2012, Profectus said its vaccine provided 100 percent protection for monkeys and guinea pigs in tests with the Zaire variant of Ebola. The company said its research has been backed by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

http://www.nextgov.com/health/2014/10/hhs-awards-contract-ebola-vaccine-shown-be-100-percent-effective-animal-tests/96536/?oref=nextgov_today_nl

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. There's a company whose stock prices probably just went through the roof. nt

[Octafish]

2. Will the vaccine be available to Cheney and the CEO Class first?

Thanks for the heads-up, Ichingcarpenter.

It's no wonder why Corporate McPravda isn't picking up this story.

[vi5]

3. Anyone remember those 300 million Cipro doses?

It always fascinates me how that goes down the memory hole.

[jen63]

4. I was thinking about this the other day.

During the height of the anthrax scare, that morphed into a smallpox scare, the government admitted that the country was woefully unprepared for a biologic disaster. Knowing our government, I don't really think anything's changed in thirteen years.

[lunasun]

5. Wait is the government going to spend $ ? teabaggers where are you to complain about government ??

Public health agencies??The free market which will take care of everything theory they live by fails here because investing on a vaccine for Ebola was looked at as not a profitable enough return when the cases were contained to Africa by many pharma companies . Could not sustain profit with the cost
That is right a handout from gov is needed- horrors

In all seriousness let's hope this success transfers to human trials when they come about

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Infected Workers, Slow Deployment, No Vaccines: Ebola Response Shows Pitfalls of Privatized Health

Lawrence Gostin, university professor and faculty director at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University. Gostin says privatized healthcare has undermined the U.S. response to Ebola, with a lack of available vaccines and access to proper care. "Much of our innovation is driven by the private sector, and from their point of view, Ebola was not a predictable disease and those who got Ebola were too poor to pay for it." We are also joined by Karen Higgins, co-president of National Nurses United.

TRANSCRIPT

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/10/15/infected_workers_slow_deployment_no_vaccines

[lunasun]

7. Thanks . Yep not predicted to be a money maker so...here we are now

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. Nestle has just now contributed $$$

to research because 3 out the 5 nations infected are world leading chocolate producers and it might affect profits.

[riverwalker]

9. I remember the smallpox scare 2003

when Bush was trying to keep everyone afraid, they were mulling making mandatory smallpox vaccinations for all healthcare workers. Some states began, and then two nurses died, and they scrapped that idea.

Second worker dies of heart attack after smallpox vaccination

Read more: http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_126117.html#ixzz3GJjUP2jQ

[riverwalker]

10. and if I recall

it again was the Union who said
"you want to do WHAT? Oh hell, no"