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A big breakthrough on Ebola

The WorldAugust 13, 2019

A medical worker is shown wearing a mask, goggles and hair covering while holding a syringe. — A health worker fills a syringe with Ebola vaccine before injecting it to a patient, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 5, 2019.
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