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Yellow Fever — DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today [27 Apr 2021] launched a preventive yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting more than 16.3 million people — the 1st such drive against the disease in Africa in 2021.
The campaign — being carried out in 7 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 26 provinces among people aged 9 months to 60 years, including nearly 300 000 refugees — is a collaborative effort involving the country’s health authorities with the support of the World Health