Congo Begins Ebola Vaccination Campaign
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched a vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo Province in the eastern part of the country, as part of efforts by authorities to control the outbreak that has claimed the lives of approximately 2,744 people out of 5,713 confirmed cases, with a fatality rate of nearly 48%. The Ervebo vaccine has been approved and over 50,000 doses have been administered, focusing especially on frontline workers and healthcare providers, in addition to clinical studies to verify the vaccine's effectiveness in protecting people from the virus. The epidemic is spreading in difficult conditions marked by insecurity and displacement. It is now out of control and threatens to surpass the outbreak numbers seen in West Africa from 2014-2016, which was the deadliest in history.
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