Ebola: Beni vaccinates healthcare workers with Ervebo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Voluntary vaccination against Ebola, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has begun in Beni to protect healthcare workers and frontline responders. The programme also covers surveillance, laboratory and safe-burial teams, alongside screening and care, according to coordinator Steven Ahuka.
The vaccination campaign against Ebola virus disease caused by the Bundibugyo strain was launched on Friday 16 October in Beni, in North Kivu province, using the Ervebo vaccine. The first phase targets healthcare workers and other frontline responders, and vaccination is voluntary, according to Actualité.cd.
The ceremony was presided over by Prisca Luanda Kamala, representing the military governor of North Kivu, in the presence of representatives of the World Health Organization and health authorities, reports Actualité.cd.
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