DR Congo Launches Mpox Vaccination Drive Amid Ongoing Outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched a vaccination campaign against the mpox virus, initially scheduled for last Wednesday but delayed by three days due to logistical issues. The campaign was launched on October 5 in Goma, with hospital staff being the first to receive the vaccines, and is set to target the general population from October 7 in the eastern part of the country. The DRC, which accounts for the majority of cases and deaths reported in Africa, has received 265,000 doses of vaccines from the EU and the US, with some already administered in Goma.