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Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country's worst outbreak in history, health minister says

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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Thursday to combat the nation's deadliest recorded outbreak of the virus. The initiative officially began in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo province, as part of an urgent effort to curb the spread of the disease.

This vaccination drive represents a critical intervention by the government to address the record-breaking scale of the current health crisis. Officials are prioritizing the rollout to slow transmission rates and mitigate the impact of the outbreak on the local population.

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