The Democratic Republic of Congo launched a vaccination campaign to combat an Ebola outbreak in the country. Health authorities began administering the vaccine called Ervebo among the affected population.
The Ervebo vaccine has already demonstrated efficacy against another variant of the Ebola virus in previous outbreaks. Based on this experience, Congolese health authorities expect the vaccine to offer at least some level of protection against the current outbreak.
The vaccination campaign represents the main strategy of health authorities to contain the spread of the disease, which can be fatal. The goal is to immunize the population exposed to the virus and prevent the outbreak from spreading to other regions of the country.
