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- DRC announces receipt of the first shipment of 99,100 doses of JYNNEOS mpox vaccine.
- Africa CDC reports that another 100,900 mpox vaccine doses will arrive in DRC this Saturday.
- The country says the vaccination will prioritise health workers and vulnerable groups at higher risk of contracting mpox.
For millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the arrival of 99,100 doses of mpox vaccines presents hope and a lifeline as the disease threatens to damage the country’s socio-economic fabric. On Thursday, authorities in DRC announced the receipt of the first shipment of the JYNNEOS mpox vaccine.
This vital supply, facilitated by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and UNICEF, marks the beginning of a nationwide vaccination campaign aimed at curbing the rapidly escalating mpox epidemic.
The first batch of vaccines was officially received by DRC’s Minister of Health, Samuel Roger Kamba, alongside high-ranking …