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DR Congo Launches Mpox Vaccination Drive Amid Ongoing Outbreak

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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.

  1. CD
    Samuel-Roger Kamba
    1. As you can imagine, in a country of 100 million people, we're not going to solve the problem with 265,000 doses.
    2. It will not be a mass vaccination campaign... the strategy is to vaccinate people most at risk.
  2. US
    Joe Biden
    Democratic Party
    1. We are ready to commit $500 million to help African countries prevent and respond to mpox and to donate one million doses of mpox vaccine, now.

Mpox Pandemic

  1. US reports first case of emerging mpox strain
  2. Africa faces mpox vaccine shortage amidst rising cases
  3. DR Congo Receives First Mpox Vaccine Shipment

sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.CNA News
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.Vaccination
  2. 2.Multilateralism
  3. 3.Pandemic
  4. 4.Monkey Pox

countries

  1. 1.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  2. 2.DenmarkDK
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.JapanJP
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  2. 2.World Health Organization
  3. 3.Bavarian Nordic
  4. 4.European Union
  5. 5.UN General Assembly

persons

  1. 1.Samuel-Roger KambaCD
  2. 2.Jeannine MuhaviCD
  3. 3.Joe BidenUS
  4. 4.Muboyayi ChikayalCD

technicals

  1. 1.Imvamune