2 hours ago · DR Congo
Vaccine trial begins in race to stem Ebola death toll
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. RTHK International News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to DR Congo. The first report grouped here was at 24 Oct 2026, 03:28 UTC. The headline in use is “Vaccine trial begins in race to stem Ebola death toll”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the outbreak gripping the Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. The DR Congo's worst-ever Ebola outbreak has passed the 9,700-case mark, with the number of deaths exceeding 4,600.
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