WHO Says Ebola Vaccine Still Months Away As Cases Continue To Rise

Key points

• WHO Says Ebola Vaccine Still Months Away As Cases Continue To Rise Published By, Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 21:32 IST WHO warns Ebola vaccine is six to nine months away as cases and deaths rise in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
• Crew load medical supplies onto a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operated charter plane bound for Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates delivery as part of the response to an Ebola outbreak, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
• (Image: AFP) As the number of Ebola cases continue to increase, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that vaccine for the virus will not be available for another six to nine months.
• The Guardian quoted Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, saying that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda,...