Congo Starts Ebola Vaccinations to Stem Outbreak in Northwest, WHO Says

Congo Starts Ebola Vaccinations to Stem Outbreak in Northwest, WHO Says
A health worker fills a syringe with Ebola vaccine before injecting it to a patient, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Aug. 5, 2019. Baz Ratner/Reuters
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DAKAR—The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Two people are known to have died so far in the city of over one million inhabitants where people live in close proximity to road, water, and air links to the capital Kinshasa.