'The threat of this outbreak almost restarted efforts to test a new vaccine for the strain of Ebola that generated these infections. The work had previously been abandoned due to lack of financing, profit, and political will. The outbreak ignited a spark of hope, but it looks to have subsided before the vaccine trials could be implemented.'

https://www.statnews.com/2023/01/11/4-gaps-in-global-pandemic-responses-the-biggest-is-missing-leadership/