# DR Congo receives Ebola vaccines amid ‘exponential’ outbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/29262

- France 24, 2026-08-22 12:47 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/dr-congo-receives-ebola-vaccines-in-face-of-exponential-outbreak

> The Democratic Republic of Congo has received more than 16,000 Ebola vaccine doses as authorities intensify efforts to contain the ongoing outbreak. More than 2,500 people have died, while WHO health officials warn the epidemic could exceed the deadliest recorded outbreak, which killed over 11,000 people in West Africa between 2014 and 2016.

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