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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Africa CDC in 'advanced' talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners.

The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, told journalists on Thursday that he could not give details, but he said the partners are “largely multilateral institutions and non-African governments.”

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