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WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial in DR Congo Ebola outbreak

WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial in DR Congo Ebola outbreakWorldPing

WHO vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine to see if it offers cross-protection against a deadly strain spreading in the DR Congo.

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