Re: Ebola Vaccine Saves Man

What's up Corinthian!
Your Title is not very accurate.

"Scientists are now planning an extensive series of tests to determine her reaction to an experimental vaccine rushed in from Canada after the accident. But they may never know for sure whether the shots saved her life."

"But whether the vaccine actually prevented an infection will be difficult to say, says Günther. One problem is that—unlike, say, in monkey studies, in which a fixed amount of virus is injected—it's unclear whether virus particles actually entered the researcher's body; they may not have left the needle during the mishap, for instance. In that case, there was nothing to protect against."

"Antibody tests might normally reveal that the researcher was exposed to the virus, but standard tests look for antibodies against Ebola's glycoprotein, which is the same in the virus and the vaccine. That means that even if these antibodies are found, scientists can't be sure whether they were triggered by the virus itself or by the vaccine, says Boston University virologist Thomas Geisbert, who has tested the vaccine in monkeys at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland."

I like this part...
"injection seems to be a particularly lethal entry route for the virus"....especially when it comes in vaccine form with toxic adjuvents.
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