Democratic Republic of Congo — Vax-Before-Travel

Democratic Republic of Congo

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 6

3 min read

Ebola-Related Deaths Reach 1,045 in Africa

111,920 persons in the DRC have been vaccinated with Merck’s v920 (rVSV-ZEBOV) vaccine candidate

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 29

5 min read

Returning From Ebola Hot-Zones Has Constraints

Merck’s V920 vaccine candidate has been administered to 105,757 people since this Ebola Zaire outbreak began in August 2018

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Tropical Diseases

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 30

11 min read

8 New Polio Cases Confirmed During 2019

Nigeria and Pakistan reported 4 new polio cases

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Childhood Diseases

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 16

3 min read

Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Continues

Merck v920 experimental Ebola vaccine has been administered to 87,900 people in the DRC

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 29

4 min read

Ebola Vaccinations Expanding in Central Africa

V920 Ebola vaccine now deployed in the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan

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