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WHO Race to Develop Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccine Accelerates as DRC Uganda Outbreak Grows

WHO and Africa CDC convened emergency meetings to fast-track candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus

Analysis argued that both virus outbreaks exposed a dangerous trust deficit and structural weakness in US public health

Updated figures from the WHO showed the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province had grown significantly in scale and lethality

Britain-funded experimental vaccine developed at Oxford was being prioritised for shipment to the Ebola-affected countries

Reports found a dramatic increase in students receiving disability-based test extensions raising concerns about fairness

WHO officials explicitly stated that the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius was not comparable to COVID and posed a low public health risk

A UN health official stressed the importance of community engagement and behavioural change in stopping the Ebola outbreak

A scientific review found some natural food colourants promoted as safer alternatives to artificial dyes had their own health concerns

The WHO-backed clinical trial of two experimental Ebola treatments was being prepared for regulatory submission in the DRC and Uganda