First Ebola Vaccine Among Seven Products To Get EMA Nod

WHO’s Prequalification Of Ervebo Will Support Its Rapid Roll Out

Seven new products, including the world’s first ever Ebola vaccine, are on track to receive EU-wide approval. Meanwhile, two drugs have failed to make the grade.

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The European Medicines Agency’s drugs evaluation committee, the CHMP, this week recommended that seven new products be granted pan-EU approval, including Merck Sharp & Dohme's Ervebo, the world’s first Ebola vaccine.

On the other hand, the CHMP said that two other new drugs should not be authorized – Daiichi Sankyo’s...

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