Congo begins Ebola vaccinations amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
Congo has begun Ebola vaccinations as the country battles its fastest-growing outbreak on record, starting with health workers and frontline responders using Ervebo even though the current Bundibugyo strain has no licensed vaccine specifically approved for it. Separately, mpox continues to spread in Guinea-Bissau with children accounting for more than half of suspected cases.
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🇨🇩 Congo has begun Ebola vaccinations as the country battles its fastest-growing outbreak on record. The campaign is starting with health workers and other frontline responders using Ervebo, even though the current Bundibugyo strain has no licensed vaccine specifically approved https://t.co/GFvJvzerYj
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🇬🇼 Mpox continues to spread in Guinea-Bissau, with children accounting for more than half of suspected cases, highlighting gaps in surveillance and frontline health capacity, as @guardian reported.