PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (46): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response

Ebola — DR Congo
114 553 Vaccinated persons:
– 486 people vaccinated on 12 May 2019.
– Of those vaccinated, 30 816 are high-risk contacts (CHR), 55 294 are contacts of contacts (CC), and 28 443 are front-line providers (PPL).
– Persons vaccinated by health zone: 30 886 in Katwa, 24 064 in Beni, 14 006 in Butembo.
– The only vaccine to be used in this outbreak is the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, manufactured by the pharmaceutical group Merck, following approval by the Ethics Committee in its decision of 19 May