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The Ebola outbreak is finally slowing down

The World Health Organization says that the rate of new infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has dropped, as a vaccine moves closer to approval.
  1. Amy Maxmen
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The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is finally waning, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on 18 October. The good news came as a vaccine that has helped to contain the virus’s spread moved a step closer to regulatory approval.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03197-w

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  • Correction 22 October 2019: An earlier version of this article said that the EMA would make a recommendation within 10 weeks on whether to approve the vaccine for sale. In fact, the EC will make a decision within 10 weeks on whether to approve the vaccine for sale.

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