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Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Vaccine Trials 'Reason for Hope' in DR Congo and Beyond

AllAfrica19 October 2026, 03:39 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

[RFI] 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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