Second Ebola vaccine introduced in DRC
New vaccine will be administered to about 50,000 people over four months
14 November 2019 - 17:17
Goma — The Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday introduced a second vaccine to fight a 15-month-old epidemic of Ebola in the east of the country, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.
The new vaccine, produced by a Belgian subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will be administered to about 50,000 people over four months, the charity said...
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