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

Ebola -- DR Congo114 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 Read more [...]