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DR Congo receives 100,000 mpox vaccine doses amid outbreak

Irish Examiner — September 5, 2024, 05:01 PM UTC

Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has received its first 100,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine, donated by the European Union, following the WHO's declaration of a global emergency due to mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries. An additional 100,000 doses are expected soon. Authorities estimate a need for three million doses to control the outbreak, with only 380,000 promised by Western partners.

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