{
  "id": 18158306,
  "title": "WHO approves clinical trials on two new Ebola vaccines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/who-approves-clinical-trials-on-two-new-ebola-vaccines-18158306",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:10:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/who-approves-clinical-trials-on-two-new-ebola-vaccines/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines, as part of efforts to control an outbreak in Africa that has claimed over 5,300 lives. The vaccines, ChAdOx1 BDBV developed by the University of Oxford with the Serum Institute of India, and Moderna’s mRNA-1469, are designed specifically for the Bundibugyo virus. The trial is being led by the National Institute for Biomedical Research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with support from WHO and other partners. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized that while vaccines are powerful tools, they should be used in conjunction with proven measures such as early care, contact tracing, isolation, safe burials, and community engagement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "WHO approves clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/who-approves-clinical-trials-for-two-new-ebola-vaccines",
        "published": "2026-11-04T17:13:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "WHO approves trials for two new Ebola vaccines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/who-approves-trials-for-two-new-ebola-vaccines",
        "published": "2026-11-04T19:22:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}