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What is ring vaccination, and how was it used to test the Ebola vaccine during the 2018–2020 DRC outbreak?
Pandemics and Epidemic Response
Vaccines and Immunization
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First Ebola vaccine licensed (rVSV-ZEBOV, Ervebo)
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