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Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak

Al Jazeera Friday 28 August 2026, 02:34 UTC 1 min read
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Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak NewsFeed Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching an Ebola vaccination campaign to tackle the deadliest outbreak of the virus the country has ever seen. It is using a vaccine for a different strain of the virus, since there is no vaccine yet for the outbreak’s Bundibugyo variant. Published On 28 Aug 2026

Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak NewsFeed Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching an Ebola vaccination campaign to tackle the deadliest outbreak of the virus the country has ever seen. It is using a vaccine for a different strain of the virus, since there is no vaccine yet for the outbreak’s Bundibugyo variant. Published On 28 Aug 2026
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