00:00And the Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched an Ebola vaccination campaign to
00:05contain the worst ever outbreak of the disease in the nation.
00:08The outbreak is being driven by the Bundinbunja strain of the Ebola virus, for which there
00:13are no approved vaccines or treatments.
00:16However, health officials hope that the Arbevo vaccine, approved for use against other strains
00:20of Ebola, will offer some level of protection.
00:24Husqvarna and other frontline workers are among the first to receive the shot as the vaccination
00:28campaign got underway.
00:30The country's eastern region has been battling the Ebola outbreak since mid-May, where more
00:35than 5,000 cases have already been confirmed, including more than 2,000 deaths.
00:39The country is due to receive a total of 70,000 doses of the vaccine.
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