Listen Live
Donate
 on air
Schedule

KCRW

Read & Explore

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Culture
  • Events

Listen

  • Live Radio
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Full Schedule

Information

  • About
  • Careers
  • Help / FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

Support

  • Become a Member
  • Become a VIP
  • Ways to Give
  • Shop
  • Member Perks

Become a Member

Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

DonateGive Monthly

Copyright 2025 KCRW. All rights reserved.

Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
Cookie Policy
|FCC Public Files

Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Ebola Vaccine Race

The quarantine is over for 51 people in Texas who were exposed to an Ebola patient. Meanwhile the two healthcare workers who got the virus while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, are still struggling to recover in specialized treatment centers. But the epidemic is still raging in West Africa. So far it’s claimed the lives of more than 4,500 people.

  • rss
  • Share
By Madeleine Brand • Oct 21, 2014 • 1 min read

The quarantine is over for 51 people in Texas who were exposed to an Ebola patient. Meanwhile the two healthcare workers who got the virus while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, are still struggling to recover in specialized treatment centers. But the epidemic is still raging in West Africa. So far it’s claimed the lives of more than 4,500 people. And the race is on to find a vaccine or treatment for the deadly virus.

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Andrew Walsh

    Too Beautiful to Live

  • KCRW placeholder

    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Matt Holzman

    Producer, 'The Document'

  • KCRW placeholder

    Kartik Chandran

    Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    News
Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand