Doctors Without Borders Launches Ebola Vaccination Study in DR Congo
Medical charity says the study will follow 20,000 frontline workers to assess the effect of the Ervebo vaccine
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched a study in the Democratic Republic of Congo to evaluate the Ebola vaccine Ervebo, the medical charity said, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
MSF said the study will follow 20,000 frontline workers, including health personnel and others exposed to the virus during outbreak response efforts, to assess the vaccine's effects, the charity said.
The study is intended to generate further data on Ervebo, a vaccine that has been used in previous Ebola response efforts, according to MSF's statement as cited by Anadolu Agency.
Details on the specific locations, timeline, and additional methodology of the study were not immediately available in the report.
Ebola outbreaks have periodically affected parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting vaccination and containment campaigns by health authorities and international organizations.
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- Doctors Without Borders launches Ebola vaccination study in DR Congo — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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