DR Congo rolls out Ebola vaccine for health workers as death toll rises
The country has begun vaccinating 50,000 frontline health workers against a different Ebola strain while 20,000 are enrolled in a clinical trial.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a vaccination campaign targeting 50,000 health workers as cases of Ebola continue to spread. The vaccine being administered is designed for a different strain than the one currently circulating, according to health authorities.
Additionally, 20,000 health workers have been enrolled in a one-year clinical trial to test vaccine effectiveness. The rollout comes as the death toll from the outbreak continues to rise, though specific figures were not provided in the announcement.
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