New Delhi, May 27 -- The Russian Embassy in South Africa has claimed that scientists in their country have developed a vaccine against the new Ebola virus strain.

As per the embassy, the announcement was made by the country's health minister, Mikhail Murashko.

Citing Russian scientists, the embassy said that the vaccine may also serve as a protection against the rare Bundibugyo strain linked to the outbreak in Congo.

But Russia had made similar claims regarding a cancer vaccine, and now let us see how that claim has turned out for Moscow.

There is currently no independently published clinical data that can show the new vaccine Russia has claimed to have made has been effective on human subjects.

Moreover, global health agencies like ...