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May 30, 2017

DR Congo authorises trial of experimental Ebola vaccine

KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved using an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak of the virus in the northeast, the government said on Monday. "The DRC accepts the use of vaccines against the Ebola virus," a source in the health ministry told AFP, adding that the government concluded it had no objections to the tests being conducted in the country. "We’re waiting for an operational plan from our partners which will determine what steps need to be taken,...