EBOLA VIRUS: FIRST PERSON VACCINATED IN UK TRIAL OF NEW JAB
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A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Oxford University said. More than 1,000 people have been killed in the DRC and Uganda since the outbreak emerged in May, according to the World Health Organization.
According to News - South China Morning Post, A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Oxford University said.
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- News - South China Morning Post: A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Oxford University said.
- News - South China Morning Post: More than 1,000 people have been killed in the DRC and Uganda since the outbreak emerged in May, according to the World Health Organization.
- News - South China Morning Post: Researchers and health organisations have since been racing to get a vaccine or treatment for the relatively rare strain to the clinical...
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- 24/07/2026, 16:16 PRIMARY FEED EBOLA VIRUS: FIRST PERSON VACCINATED IN UK TRIAL OF NEW JAB (News - South China Morning Post • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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