Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from a planned shipment of 70,000 as it struggles to contain its fastest-moving Ebola outbreak yet. But while the vaccine protects against the Zaire strain, there are no proven vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo strain driving this outbreak. Nearly 2,500 people have died in just three months.
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00:00 DR Congo dealing with worst-ever Ebola outbreak
00:40 UN deplores “brutal” operating conditions
01:41 Interview Eric Feigl-Ding, epidemiologist
02:12 Potential impact of the Ervebo vaccine
03:53 Distribution of the vaccine
05:10 Virus containment vs. cure
05:54 Are other vaccines in development?
07:05 Vaccine misinformation and difficult conditions on the ground
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