Rwanda begins vaccinating against Ebola

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Country launches voluntary programme at border to prevent spread of virus from neighouring Congo. FMTNews Ebola

All residents in the border districts can ask to be vaccinated if they wish.

All countries in high-risk areas, even if not hit by Ebola, had been advised by the WHO to use a new vaccine developed by US group Johnson & Johnson, the country’s health minister, Diane Gashumba, told journalists. The vaccine, Ad26-ZEBOV-GP, is an experimental drug produced by US pharmaceuticals giant, Johnson & Johnson. It was used for the first time in mid-November in Goma in DR Congo, on the other side of the border.The epicentre of the outbreak in DR Congo, which has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018, is located 350km north of Goma, in the Beni-Butembo region.

“It caused a lot of border disruptions as we were restricted to buying or selling with DR Congo residents who live in Goma.The head of DR Congo’s anti-Ebola efforts, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, and the WHO’s representative in Rwanda, Kasonde Mwinga, were present at the campaign launch.

 

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