DR Congo Gets 70,000 Ervebo Doses as Ebola Outbreak Surges
TL;DR
DR Congo will receive 70,000 Ervebo Ebola vaccine doses from a global stockpile, including 20,000 for a late-stage trial on the Bundibugyo virus; Ervebo is not yet proven against Bundibugyo, while 50,000 doses will go to frontline health workers, funded by Gavi. The outbreak has killed about 2,476 people out of 5,208 confirmed cases, prompting intensified UN/WHO-led response and vaccination efforts.
- DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine as Ebola infections surge Al Jazeera
- Congo set to receive 70,000 Ervebo vaccines to contain Ebola outbreak, WHO says Reuters
- Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks AP News
- WHO and Africa CDC welcome the allocation of Ebola vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo World Health Organization (WHO)
- DR Congo receives 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as Bundibugyo outbreak spreads UN News
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