Congo's Unrelenting Ebola Outbreak: A Harbinger for Global Health Security?
The Democratic Republic of Congo has received 16,250 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, a stark reminder that even in the face of unprecedented outbreaks, global health security remains woefully inadequate.
The current epidemic is set to surpass the deadliest outbreak on record, which ravaged West Africa between 2014 and 2016, with over 2,500 deaths and 5,290 confirmed cases as of last Friday.