Authorities are therefore using Ervebo under a compassionate-use programme while researchers gather data on whether it can protect against the current strain.

There is finally a development in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola crisis that offers some room for optimism. The DRC has been allocated doses of Ervebo, an Ebola vaccine,…

Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat its worst outbreak on record. The campaign launched Thursday in Kisangani, Tshopo province.