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Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

The Hindu23 October 2026, 23:51 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

Ervebo, a vaccine approved for use against the more common Zaire strain of Ebola, will be put through a full-scale human trial in the DRC to see if it offers any cross-protection against Bundibugyo

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