Ebola: Africa CDC plans to use vaccine for different strain as outbreak spreads
6 Aug 2026, 21:12 GMT
Topic: News
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/ebola-africa-cdc-plans-to-use-vaccine-for-different-strain-as-outbreak-spreads/a-78271789?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control pledged to deploy a vaccine for a previous Ebola strain in the current DRC outbreak, with test cases indicating a potentially lifesaving level of protection.