Ebola vaccine being tested in DR Congo outbreak zone
What to know about Ebola vaccine being tested in DR Congo outbreak zone
Health workers in parts of the DR Congo, badly hit by a deadly Ebola outbreak, launched a test vaccination programme on Saturday (September 20, 2026) to see if jabs designed for a different strain of the virus could prove effective in this case.
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What happened
Health workers in parts of the DR Congo, badly hit by a deadly Ebola outbreak, launched a test vaccination programme on Saturday (September 20, 2026) to see if jabs designed for a different strain of the virus could prove effective in this case.
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Common ground
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Follow-up questions
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