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WHO recommends two new Ebola vaccines for clinical trials as DRC battles Bundibugyo outbreak

Premium Times6 November 2026, 16:36 UTCNigeria

He said the Tumaini trial is designed to evaluate multiple vaccine candidates through a ring-vaccination approach involving contacts of people confirmed to have Bundibugyo virus disease. The post WHO recommends two new Ebola vaccines for clinical trials as DRC battles Bundibugyo outbreak appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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