More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DR Congo - Al Jazeera
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has received 16,250 doses of the Ervebo vaccine to combat a deadly Ebola outbreak. Health officials are testing the vaccine's efficacy against the specific Bundibugyo strain currently spreading.
Why it matters
This is a critical public health intervention to curb a significant outbreak that has already resulted in thousands of deaths.
The doses are the first of 70,000 allocated for Kinshasa as experts warn of the virus’s exponential spread.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A hygiene worker disinfects a person's feet at the Rwampara Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [File: AFP] By AFP and AP Published On 22 Aug 2026 22 Aug 2026 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine developed for a previous strain of Ebola, as the country faces its deadliest-ever outbreak.
The 16,250 doses arrived in the capital, Kinshasa, late on Friday evening, comprising the first of 70,000 that the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners pledged to provide on Thursday.
Although the vaccine is approved against the Zaire strain of the virus, the Bundibugyo strain currently circulating in the country has no approved vaccine or treatment.
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