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Vaccination method that wiped out smallpox gets unleashed today on Ebola

In Summary : With more than 7,500 doses of an experimental vaccine against Ebola, health officials today began a vaccination campaign to ...

In Summary :

With more than 7,500 doses of an experimental vaccine against Ebola, health officials today began a vaccination campaign to try to thwart the latest outbreak of the deadly virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the World Health Organization, the campaign will start with healthcare workers operating in areas affected by the outbreak. Then officials will focus on a “ring vaccination” strategy, which targets people who have had contact with someone with a confirmed case of Ebola, as well as people who have had contact with those contacts. (This creates rings of vaccination around each case, hence the name). These defensive social circles ensure that those most vulnerable to contracting the virus are protected while also preventing the spread of the virus from the most likely sources.[...]

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https://arstechnica.com/?p=1312475

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