Congo begins Ebola vaccine drive for health workers in outbreak epicenter Bunia
Front-line workers in Ituri province start receiving the Ervebo vaccine as Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes the fastest-growing in history.
What to know
- Congo's outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has 7,541 confirmed cases and 3,639 deaths as of Sept. 19, making it the deadliest of the country's 17 recorded Ebola outbreaks.
- The Ervebo vaccine being deployed is licensed against the more common Zaire strain, not Bundibugyo, so it is being used under a compassionate-use program while a parallel clinical trial tests its effectiveness against this outbreak.
- The campaign targets 20,000 front-line workers across Ituri and North Kivu over six to nine months, following an earlier rollout in Tshopo province last month.
- WHO says the outbreak, worsened by insecurity, displacement and a health workers' strike, is out of control and on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.
“If it arrives, we will receive it too. But the question is whether we need to be vaccinated a second time.”
Dr. Jean Paul Uzele, Front-line health worker · Associated Press ↗ · Sep 18
Maj. Gen. Gaby Kasongo Mulumba Military governor of Ituri provinceDr. Jeannot Elua Front-line health worker in BuniaDr. Jean Paul Uzele Front-line health worker previously vaccinatedWorld Health Organization Global health agency coordinating outbreak response
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Front-line doctors voice mixed views on re-vaccination
Health workers in Bunia described the shot as necessary though some, already vaccinated in earlier outbreaks, questioned whether a second dose is needed.
“We healthcare workers don't really have a choice: we are going to receive it. I received it myself, because it was mandatory.”
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Congo on Saturday began vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history as they are "particularly exposed and deeply involved in the response," the provincial governor said.
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Congo has begun vaccinating healthcare workers against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.
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Bunia and Mongbwalu health workers begin receiving Ervebo — Congo started vaccinating front-line workers in the Bunia and Mongbwalu zones of Ituri province, the epicenter of the outbreak, aiming to cover 20,000 front-line workers across Ituri and North Kivu over six to nine months.
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WHO approves 70,000 Ervebo doses for Congo — The World Health Organization said 70,000 doses of Ervebo were approved for use in Congo: about 50,000 for front-line and health workers, and 20,000 for a clinical trial testing whether the vaccine protects against the Bundibugyo virus, which has no licensed vaccine or treatment.
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Congo rolls out Ervebo vaccine in Kisangani — The Ervebo vaccination campaign began in Kisangani, Tshopo province, expected to cover 14 health zones across Tshopo, Bas-Uele and Haut-Uele provinces.
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