70,000 Ervebo Doses Released for DRC's Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterWHO's[1] 20 August 2026 release says the ICG informed the DRC government 'on Monday' of the immediate initial release, which is Monday 17 August 2026.
The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision released 70,000 Ervebo doses from the global Ebola stockpile to the DRC: 20,000 for a Phase 3 trial and 50,000 for frontline and health workers. WHO stresses it is not known whether Ervebo protects against Bundibugyo virus.
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