Democratic Republic of Congo — Vax-Before-Travel

Democratic Republic of Congo

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Aug 7

4 min read

DRC Reports More Measles Fatalities Than Ebola

The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed 2,581 measles virus-related fatalities in 2019

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Aug 2

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Uganda Offering Janssen’s Ebola Vaccine

Janssen Ad26.ZEBOV Ebola vaccine candidate is a monovalent vaccine providing active specific acquired immunity to the Ebola virus

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Jul 24

5 min read

USA Funding Reaches $136 Million Dollars to Combat Ebola Virus

Ebola symptoms appear 2 to 21 days after contact with the virus

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Jul 20

6 min read

19 Additional Polio Cases Reported

Poliovirus vaccine schedule is 4 shots of the inactivated polio vaccine in the United States

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Jul 18

8 min read

Which Ebola Vaccines Are Available in the USA?

Ebola vaccine and treatment availability is limited in the USA

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