African nations are gearing up to start vaccinations against mpox within days, as confirmed by the continent's top public health agency. The World Health Organization (WHO) has assured that the spread of a deadlier strain of the virus can be controlled and emphasized that it is not the new Covid.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently at the epicenter of an mpox outbreak that was declared a global health emergency by WHO. The deadlier clade Ib strain of the virus has been rapidly spreading in the country and has also been detected in at least four other African nations.
