# More than 16,000 Ervebo vaccine doses arrive in Ebola-hit DR Congo

https://mins.news/en/item/29189

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 10:13 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/more-than-16000-doses-of-ervebo-vaccine-arrive-in-ebola-hit-dr-congo?traffic_source=rss

> The Democratic Republic of the Congo has received 16,250 doses of Ervebo, the first shipment from 70,000 doses pledged by the WHO and partners. The country is facing its deadliest Ebola outbreak, with more than 2,500 deaths, while experts warn infections are still spreading exponentially.

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