An organization has been set up to develop new vaccines
During the 47. The World Economic Forum in Davos has set up an organization to develop new vaccines for infectious diseases. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has already raised $0.5 billion through its few days of existence.
CEPI’s first goal will be to develop a vaccine for MERS coronavirus, Lassa fever and Nipah virus. The organization over the next five years intends to develop two prototype vaccines each for the above diseases. The preparations are also to undergo Phase I testingóin clinical.
Funding for the CEPI operation was provided by the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundationów, the Wellcome Trust organization and the governments of Japan, Germany and Norway. The organization’s funding has been dropped by the state governmentóin the United, but intends to support it with expert assistance. CEPI wants to raise a round billion dollarsów, which will allow them five years of activity.
The establishment of CEPI was prompted by the recent Ebola virus outbreak in Africa. While the virus was spreading through more and more countries in the Black Continent, prototype vaccines for it were in storage, but had not been tested on humans beforehand. The epidemic exposed the inadequacies of the system. Vaccines for rare and forgotten diseases are unlikely to sell, so no one is working on them. The Ebola epidemic has demonstrated the need for an institution thatóra will fill this gap. A vaccine for Ebola has finally been created, as reported here: a vaccine for Ebola has been developed. 100 percent. effectiveness.
The scientific community is pleased with the establishment of CEPI. According to an expertóin the organization’s activities will support the work of the World Health Organization or the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
– Ebola and Zika have shown that the world is tragically unprepared to detect local epidemics and respond quickly enough to prevent their global spread – Bill Gates said. – Without investment in research and developmentój will still remain unprepared when it comes to facing the next threat – added.
