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Ebola vaccine trials 'reason for hope' in DR Congo and beyond

RFI AfriqueDemocratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola vaccine trials 'reason for hope' in DR Congo and beyond

Five months into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is still no approved vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo strain that has now caused more than 4,000 deaths. But candidates currently undergoing trials give reason to hope, according to Emanuele Capobianco of Gavi, the global vaccine alliance.

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