Democratic Republic of Congo — Vax-Before-Travel

Democratic Republic of Congo

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jun 11

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East Africa Countries Say ‘Prove Yellow Fever Immunization’

Yellow fever vaccination required to enter Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi or Sudan

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Jun 4

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Ebola Outbreak Exceeds 2,000 Cases in Just 10 Months

Ebola Zaire vaccine candidates include Merck’s v920 rVSV∆G-ZEBOV-GP and Janssen Ad26.ZEBOV/MVA-BN

african woman farmer

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May 23

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Americans Can Benefit From Merck’s Ebola Vaccine

Merck v920 Ebola Zaire vaccine candidate is under study by the NIH at the PREPARE study sites in Bethesda, MD, and Atlanta, GA

army doctor taking care of an infant patient

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May 22

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DRC Official Prefers Merck’s Ebola Vaccine

Ebola Zaire vaccine candidate v920 rVSV∆G-ZEBOV-GP reported 97.5% effective

DRC young african boy on the river

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May 7

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2nd Ebola Zaire Vaccine Candidate Approved for the DRC

Janssen Ad26.ZEBOV/MVA-BN Ebola Zaire vaccine candidate to launch human immunization in Africa

young african boy