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Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

Le Monde23 October 2026, 22:50 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X: 'Science gives us hope. Today, in Bunia DRC, the first participants were vaccinated in a new Ebola vaccine trial called Tumaini, which means 'hope' in Swahili.'

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