US EditionEbola vaccination begins in southern Congo
Vaccination of frontline health workers and contacts began in Kasai Province using the Ervebo vaccine; 45,000 additional doses approved to prevent further spread, WHO said.
- The World Health Organisation has started vaccinating health workers and contacts of Ebola virus cases in Congo's Kasai province, following an outbreak declaration.
- An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine have been delivered to Bulape, the outbreak's epicenter, from a total stockpile of 2,000 doses.
- The latest health data shows 32 suspected cases, 20 confirmed cases, and 16 deaths due to Ebola in Congo.
- WHO Programme Area Manager Patrick Otim warned that containing the outbreak will be challenging due to limited support and recent cuts to foreign assistance.
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WHO launches Ebola vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - teleSUR English
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an emergency vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to contain the spread of a new Ebola outbreak. The action comes in response to the increase in suspected and confirmed cases, which has raised health alarms in the region. The WHO press service confirmed that the first 400 doses of the Ervebo vaccine have arrived in Bulape, one of the epicenters of the outbreak. These …
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The first doses of "Ervebo" have been vaccinated in the affected province of Kasai and tens of thousands are to follow. The goal of the World Health Organization is to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the country.
WHO begins Ebola vaccinations in DRC as outbreak spreads
The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun vaccinating frontline health workers and contacts of infected individuals in response to a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Kasai Province.
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n1info.rsThe World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday that vaccination has begun to combat the new Ebola epidemic declared in early September in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
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