00:00Congo began vaccinating people against Ebola on Thursday as health authorities worked to slow the fastest-growing outbreak of the
00:08disease in history.
00:09Health workers and other frontline responders are being prioritized to receive the Ervibo vaccine that was effective in past Ebola
00:16outbreaks caused by a different, more common strain.
00:20Clinical trials are underway to find a license jab for the current outbreak.
00:24As of Tuesday, the country had recorded 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to the latest government
00:35figures.
00:37The epidemic is concentrated in the Ituri province and is already known to be the deadliest of the country's 17
00:43previous outbreaks.
00:44The disease is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health worker strike, and intense population movements.
00:55The World Health Organization says the crisis remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014 West
01:02Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record,
01:05which killed more than 11,000 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
01:14The World Health Organization says the crisis remains in the U.S.
01:14The LOSE H同ласти system remains in the U.S.
01:15The monitoring system remains in the U.S.
