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First person vaccinated during trial of new Ebola jab

29 Jul 2026, 14:19 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
First person vaccinated during trial of new Ebola jab
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxford University said.