With no licensed vaccines available to protect against the Ebola virus currently spreading in the Congo, efforts are underway to fast-track development of at least three vaccines.

Director-General Jean Kaseya told a virtual press conference that Africa CDC's partners on Monday had pledged almost $500 million to support the fight against the outbreak.

KINSHASA, May 31 — Global health authorities are racing to identify medical options to help contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, linked to the...