WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
Aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) yesterday accused the World Health Organization of rationing the Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo where more than 2,100 people have died of the deadly virus. “One of the main problems currently is the fact that in practice the vaccine is rationed by the WHO and that too few people at risk are protected today,” MSF said in a statement. It called for “the creation of an independent international coordination committee” to “guarantee the transparency of the management of stocks and data sharing”. Around 225,000 people have received the Ebola vaccination manufactured by German pharma giant Merck since August 8, 2018, “but this number remains largely insufficient”, MSF said.
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