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Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine

Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine to prevent outbreaks, as officials confirmed.
The campaign is targeting 20,000 frontline workers and is a partnership with Gavi, WHO, and UNICEF.
Health Minister Dr. Austin Demby stated, "This is an investment in the safety of our people and a healthier Sierra Leone.

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Telesur

Sierra Leone Launches Nationwide Ebola Vaccination Campaign Amid Ongoing Health Concerns - teleSUR English

On Thursday, authorities in Sierra Leone initiated a nationwide rollout of a single-dose Ebola vaccine, marking the first such campaign in West Africa since the devastating outbreak a decade ago that claimed thousands of lives. The 2014 Ebola outbreak, the deadliest in history, primarily affected West Africa, with Sierra Leone suffering the most significant losses—nearly 4,000 deaths out of over 11,000 recorded globally. The outbreak also result…

3 months ago·Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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Africa News

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The 2014 Ebola outbreak – the deadliest in history – was primarily in West Africa but affected Sierra Leone the most, with nearly 4,000 deaths out of the more than 11,000 recorded globally. The country also lost 7% of its healthcare workforce to the outbreak

3 months ago·Pointe-Noire, Congo

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Newsweek

Sierra Leone begins Ebola vaccine rollout 10 years after historic outbreak

The 2014 Ebola epidemic, the deadliest on record, devastated West Africa. Sierra Leone suffered the heaviest toll.

3 months ago·United States

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Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine, the first such campaign in West Africa, where a deadly outbreak 10 years ago resulted in the death of thousands. The 2014 Ebola outbreak — the deadliest in history — was primarily in West Africa but affected Sierra Leone the most, with nearly 4,000 deaths out of the more than 11,000 recorded globally. The country also l…

3 months ago·United States

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Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine, the first such campaign in West Africa where a deadly outbreak 10 years ago resulted in the death of thousands. The 2014 Ebola outbreak – the deadliest in history – was primarily in West Africa […]

3 months ago·United States

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A decade after the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, Sierra Leone begins a new chapter with nation-wide preventive vaccination of frontline workers

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