Health & Environment
DR Congo Receives 16,000 Doses of Ervebo Ebola Vaccine
The Korea Times1h
THE BRIEF
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The Democratic Republic of Congo received 16,250 doses of the Ervebo vaccine on Friday to combat an outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus.
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The current outbreak has recorded 2,516 deaths out of 5,290 confirmed cases, with transmission rates potentially reaching three times current levels according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control.
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Containment efforts are currently hindered by armed conflict, attacks on medical personnel, and a lack of infrastructure, complicating the distribution of the 70,000 total doses pledged by the WHO.