Almost all in Congo city at immediate risk of Ebola now vaccinated -WHO

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday almost all the people it considers at immediate risk from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Mbandaka have now been vaccinated against the disease. More than 400 potential Ebola contacts have been vaccinated, which represents 90 percent of those considered at risk, said Peter Salama, WHO Deputy Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and Response. "We can't conclude that we've safeguarded the city of Mbandaka but we can say that so far there has not been an explosive increase in cases.

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May 29, 2018 at 10:05PM