Congo expects first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday
Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo, epicentre of an mpox outbreak that prompted a UN declaration of a global public health emergency, said it expects to receive its first delivery of vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery on Saturday. The World Health Organization declared the health emergency last month but efforts to curb the […]
Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days, WHO says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The World Health Organization chief said on Friday that mpox vaccines were set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the next few days to fight a new strain of the virus. “We hope to have the first delivery in the next few days, and then it will build up,” […]
Mpox: Why vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years
JENNIFER RIGBY, of Reuters, reports on concerns that lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about global healthcare inequities have been slow to bring change…
Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe, WHO says
London, UK Reuters It is possible to eliminate the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday, highlighting evidence that case counts are slowing in a handful of countries. There are encouraging signs of a sustained week-on-week decline in the onset of cases in many European countries, including France, Germany, Portugal, Spain […]