The Democratic Republic of the Congo, the DRC, has defeated its 11th Ebola outbreak to date, as declared today by the WHO. The outbreak lasted 6 months, in a country where Ebola has ransacked its people, and consisted of 119 cases and 55 deaths, showing the dangerously high death rate of the virus. The location of the outbreak favors the virus as well as it occurred in the rainforests and crowded cities of the Equateur Province, making isolation and contact tracing more difficult in densely-populated areas.
The WHO was able to aid vaccine delivery and 40,000 vaccines were administered, contributing to stopping the pandemic in the short-time frame that was shown. The vaccine, similar to Pfizer, needs to be kept at unthinkable cold temperatures around -80 degrees via innovative cold chain storages. These were ARKTEK freezers which allowed the vaccines a 1-week lifespan on the ground in the DRC. No electricity was needed; however, the great outcome is indebted to the vaccinators who at high-risk to themselves, used contact-tracing and engaged communities in treatment.
This outbreak engaged with the COVID-19 pandemic, creating an even larger challenge for DRC health workers; however, the technology used in freezing the vaccines provides useful insight for potential COVID-19 vaccine delivery in the coming months as gives hope to easier distribution without electricity. In addition, around the time of this outbreak, another outbreak was occurring on the opposite side of the country, though the two were not related. But the Equateur Province remains a favorite of the Ebola virus as this area I also responsible for the 9th recorded Ebola outbreak. That outbreak was put out in a matter of 3 months, however it was not also battling resources with COVID-19, like the 11th outbreak. Though the current outbreak is over, there is no telling when another one might arise. Therefore, the lessons learned from this outbreak in WHO and local government partnership and fast vaccine distribution will be vital in the case of another outbreak.
- Liz
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