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Ebola Vaccine Trial to Begin as DRC Death Toll Tops 4,600

Original: EBOLA HOPE! Vaccine Trial Set to Begin as DRC Death Toll Tops 4,600

A vaccine trial is set to begin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country's Ebola outbreak death toll rises above 4,600. The news has been picked up by regional outlets, which frame the trial as a sign of hope against an epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives and strained health services in the affected eastern regions.

Why now: The outbreak's heavy death toll and the prospect of a new vaccine are drawing attention to the ongoing Ebola crisis in the DRC.

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