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DR Congo to receive its first shipment of mpox vaccines

Children suffering from mpox wait for treatment at a clinic in Munigi, eastern Congo, 19 August, 2024. AP - Moses Sawasawa

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, it to receive its first delivery of vaccines, with 100,000 doses to arrive on Thursday, and a second batch on Friday.

The World Health Organization declared mpox a health emergency last month, but efforts to curb the spread of the disease have been hampered by a lack of vaccines.

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