DR Congo Begins Ebola Vaccinations as Outbreak Death Toll Nears 2,800
Health officials are using 50,000 doses to protect workers first while studying whether Ervebo can also shield against the Bundibugyo virus.
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DR Congo begins Ebola vaccinations as outbreak death toll nears 2,800
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun vaccinating frontline health workers against Ebola as authorities step up efforts to contain the country’s largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak on...
DR Congo tests Ebola treatments and vaccines amid country's worst-ever epidemic
More than 2,700 people have died since the official declaration of the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-May. Health organizations are racing to develop effective therapies, including antivirals, monoclonal antibodies and vaccines.
DR Congo Begins Ebola Vaccination Of Citizens As Outbreak Records Over 2700 Deaths
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun vaccinating people against Ebola as authorities intensify efforts to contain an outbreak that has become the deadliest Ebola outbreak recorded in the country. Health workers and other front-line workers are being prioritised in the vaccination campaign because of their increased risk of exposure to the virus.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo started on Thursday (27) the vaccination of front-line health professionals with a vaccine approved for a different species of Ebola, while the authorities seek to contain the largest and most lethal outbreak of the disease already registered in the country. The Minister of Health, Samuel-Roger Kamba, stated that the Congo received more than 50,000 doses of the vaccine Ervebo and that it would initiate vaccin…
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