DR Congo begins Ebola vaccine trials for frontline health workers
The rollout is taking place among health workers at the centre of the country’s Ebola crisis, although details of the programme remain unclear.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun rolling out Ebola vaccination trials for frontline health workers in areas affected by the country’s crisis, according to Al Jazeera.
The report does not identify the vaccine, locations, participant numbers or trial design. It also does not establish whether the programme is a formal clinical trial or an emergency vaccination campaign.
Earlier reporting cited in the source material identified the Ervebo vaccine in a response involving health workers in Ituri and North Kivu. That rollout began in Bunia, with support from the World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders.
Health authorities had previously said frontline workers in North Kivu would also be targeted. The current report does not confirm whether those areas are included in the latest vaccination programme.
The supplied material does not independently confirm the present scale of the Ebola outbreak or indicate whether the vaccination effort has produced a medical benefit.
