WHO approves trials for two new Ebola vaccines

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Vaccines were designed for the Bundibugyo virus that has killed more than 5,300 in the DR Congo.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines, as doctors fight to control the largest outbreak in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
On Monday, WHO expert groups recommended adding two vaccine trials designed to fight the Bundibugyo strain, which has killed more than 5,300 people, most in the DRC, since May.

Vaccines were designed for the Bundibugyo virus that has killed more than 5,300 in the DR Congo.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines, as doctors fight to control the largest outbreak in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
On Monday, WHO expert groups recommended adding two vaccine trials designed to fight the Bundibugyo strain, which has killed more than 5,300 people, most in the DRC, since May.

Sources: Al Jazeera