Mpox outbreak: DRC and Burundi to receive vaccines this week
Mpox vaccines are expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi this week.
The WHO says 230,000 doses will be dispatched to the most affected areas.
The distribution has been delayed for weeks because of logistical problems. including sourcing for funding.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it needs 10 million doses across Africa to combat the outbreak.
Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.
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