DRC begins mpox vaccinations
The authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday began vaccination against mpox.
The 265,000 doses donated to Congo by the European Union and the US were rolled out in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province.
Although most mpox infections and deaths recorded in Congo are in children under age 15, the doses being administered are only meant for adults and will be given to at-risk populations and front-line workers, Health Minister Roger Kamba said this week.
Congo, with about 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths, accounts for more than 80% of all the cases and 99% of all the deaths reported in Africa this year.
