Second Ebola vaccine to be introduced in DRC in mid-October: WHO

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to introduce a second vaccine next month to combat the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 2,100 people in the country, the World Health Organization said Monday.

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(FILES) In this file photograph taken on August 7, 2019, a nurse prepares a vaccine against Ebola in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. - The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to introduce a second vaccine next month to combat the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 2,100 people in the country, the World Health Organization said September 23, 2019. The announcement came as the aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused the WHO of rationing the first Ebola vaccine in the DRC. (Photo by Augustin WAMENYA / AFP)

2019-09-23 12:57:09

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to introduce a second vaccine next month to combat the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 2,100 people in the country, the World Health Organization said Monday.

The announcement came as the aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused the WHO of rationing the first Ebola vaccine in the DRC.

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