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Ebola 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.
- Vaccination for those exposed to the Ebola virus has started in Kasai province, according to the World Health Organization.
- An outbreak in Bulape has resulted in at least 16 deaths and 68 suspected cases, as stated by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Initially, 400 doses of the Ervebo vaccine were sent, with 45,000 additional vaccines approved by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision, stated the WHO.
- This Ebola outbreak is Congo's 16th since 1976 and is linked to ongoing conflicts that weaken the health system.
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Ebola Vaccinations Begin in Congo After Deadly Outbreak
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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).
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first vaccinations started after the vaccine against the Ebola virus arrived.
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