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Ebola

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 June 2026UIN 1895

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help fund vaccines for Ebola strains.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Since 2019, the Department has supported the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to advance the development of vaccines targeting Ebola and other filoviruses. The Department also funds early-stage development of Ebola vaccines through the UK Vaccine Network Project.

More broadly, the Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, which welcomes funding applications for vaccine research. As part of pandemic preparedness, the United Kingdom has established a cross-government research and development framework to enable coordinated prioritisation and rapid delivery of research, alongside investment in platform trials and adaptable research studies which can be rapidly deployed to evaluate vaccines against emerging threats, including Ebola strains.

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