Some government health officials have joined Democrats in blaming the lack of an Ebola vaccine on budget cuts orchestrated by Republicans. However, more federal funding likely would not have led to creation of a vaccine to combat the deadly disease, since pharmaceutical companies had little incentive to do so.
In addition, a review of federal budget figures by The Daily Signal shows that in recent years steady funding has been available for programs related to vaccines, which can take many years to develop.
What’s more, Ebola is absent from the relevant strategic plan within the National Institutes of Health.
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