PRINCETON – The deadly outbreak of Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea that began last year highlighted a problem in the production of pharmaceuticals. Once it became clear that the epidemic would not be rapidly contained, several firms quickly arranged for clinical trials of potential treatments and vaccines, indicating that they already had the ability to produce plausible candidates.
普林斯顿—始于去年的利比里亚、塞拉利昂和几内亚的埃博拉致命大爆发凸显出制药生产的一个问题。一旦情况清楚地表明传染病无法得到迅速遏制，一些企业就会迅速安排潜在治疗和疫苗的临床试验，这表明它们已经具备了生产可靠潜在产品的能力。