DR Congo begins vaccinating against its largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak
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- DR Congo has begun vaccinating against its largest and deadliest recorded Ebola outbreak.
- The Bundibugyo strain has killed 2,786 people among 5,795 confirmed cases since May, but the vaccine has not been proven effective against it.
- Authorities have received 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine.
DR Congo has begun vaccinating against what has been described as its largest and deadliest recorded Ebola outbreak.
The campaign uses the Ervebo vaccine, although it has not been proven effective against the Bundibugyo strain involved in the outbreak. Some 70,000 doses have been sent to the country in the hope that they will work.
The strain has killed 2,786 people out of 5,795 confirmed cases since May.
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