Inhalable Ebola vaccine discovered

Inhalable Ebola Vaccine Has Been Tested And It Works On Monkeys

An inhalable Ebola vaccine protected monkeys against the deadly virus, a new study shows.

Research suggests that the linings of the airways may be an important point of entry for the Ebola virus into the body. This was the first test of a inhalable Ebola vaccine, the researchers said.

“A needle-free, inhalable vaccine against Ebola presents certain advantages. Immunization will not require trained medical personnel,” study author Michelle Meyer said in a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston news release. Meyer is a postdoctoral fellow in its pathology department.

She and her colleagues found that the inhalable vaccine protected rhesus macaque monkeys against severe illness and death when they were exposed to the Ebola virus.