WHO releases 70,000 Merck Ervebo vaccine doses to DRC
2Sep 9 · 14d ago · 2 posts · 1 source · development 2 of 3
The World Health Organization announces immediate delivery of 70,000 vaccine doses (20,000 for clinical trials on Bundibugyo strain, 50,000 for frontline workers), though the vaccine is only approved for the Zaire strain.
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“The epidemic is spreading widely. It's now covering an area that is bigger than France.”
Julien Harneis, UN senior Ebola coordinator · bluesky ↗
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'DRC Ebola outbreak ‘growing exponentially,’ UN says… ”The epidemic is spreading widely. It’s now covering an area that is bigger than France,” …half of the 2,500 deaths had been reported in the last 20 days alone. “It is growing faster & wider than the Ebola response.”'
DRC Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially,' UN says The Ebola outbreak in the DRC is rapidly spreading in an area "bigger than France," according to a senior UN official. The WHO is providing the country with thousands of vaccine doses in a bid to contain the virus.