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Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks

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Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola outbreak in history.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks (opens MedicalXpress)

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    Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola outbreak in history.

  2. New York Post

    Congo to receive 70K doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine to fight fastest outbreak in history (opens New York Post)

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    The outbreak raging in six provinces in eastern Congo has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other Ebola outbreak in history.

  3. The Columbian

    Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which has been effective in past outbreaks (opens The Columbian)

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    BUNIA, Congo — Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola outbreak …

  4. Al Jazeera

    DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine as Ebola infections surge (opens Al Jazeera)

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    WHO says vaccines for Ebola virus disease being allocated to DRC amid largest outbreak that has killed nearly 2,500.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which was effective in past outbreaks (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    WHO said in a statement that while it's not known whether Ervebo may protect against the Bundibugyo virus, "early laboratory and animal data suggest it may provide some protection."

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