On September 16, local time, 79-year-old virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe delivered a speech at a ceremony held in Kinshasa, capital of Congo (Kinshasa), marking the launch of the "Ebanga" therapy, which was acquired by the United States in December 2020 Approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
According to media reports, the 79-year-old virologist discovered the Ebola virus in a remote area of Zaire more than 40 years ago. He has struggled with this terrible disease all his life.
More than 40 years later, he said that with the help of drugs and vaccines, the virus has been "beaten."
(Producing Zhou Jing)
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