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UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine as outbreak in DRC intensifies
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- Newshour
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- Jul 13, 2026
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- 2814
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Summary
Regulators in Britain have approved human trials of a new vaccine to tackle the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes as health authorities in the DRC say Ebola has spread to two new provinces, including the populous northeastern city of Kisangani. We speak to a scientist who developed the vaccine and an aid worker in the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak. Also in the programme: President Trump announces the US will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran; and we hear tributes to the Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78. (Photo: Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) gather after handling the coffin of a man who died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 10, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)