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Ebola vaccine trial begins in Congo amid ongoing outbreak

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A crucial trial for new Ebola vaccines has commenced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the origin of the current deadly outbreak. The initial participant received Merck & Co.'s Ervebo vaccine, which is approved for a different Ebola strain. Researchers are also preparing to test experimental vaccines developed by Moderna and the University of Oxford/Serum Institute of India, specifically targeting the current strain. This trial is deemed critical given the ongoing and widespread nature of the epidemic. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Congo begins Ebola vaccine trial despite embedded outbreak

    A pivotal trial of vaccines against the strain of Ebola that is driving a deadly outbreak across parts of Africa has begun in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the epidemic originated and the vast majority of cases and deaths have occurred. The first participant was vaccina…

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