Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow …
WEB2 days ago — GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities Saturday began vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization.. The 265,000 doses donated to Congo by the European Union and the U.S. were rolled out in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province ...
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow ... - CBS News
WEB2 days ago — Congo, with about 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths, accounts for more than 80% of all the cases and 99% of all the deaths reported in Africa this year. All of the Central African nation ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo kicks off mpox vaccination
WEB3 days ago — Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo today kicked off mpox vaccination, adding a vital measure to complement the ongoing outbreak control efforts to halt the spread of the viral disease and save lives. The vaccination, launched in the eastern North Kivu province, will prioritize health workers and frontline responders, contacts of confirmed cases, contacts of those contacts, and ...
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow …
WEB2 days ago — Congo, with about 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths, accounts for more than 80% of all the cases and 99% of all the deaths reported in Africa this year. ... The news of the vaccination program brought relief among many in Congo, especially in hospitals that had been struggling to manage the outbreak. “If everyone could be vaccinated ...
Congo gets first desperately needed mpox vaccines, but ... - CBS News
WEBSep 5, 2024 — Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency declared over a still-growing mpox outbreak, received a first delivery of 99,000 vaccines for the ...
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
WEBSep 10, 2024 — Last week, the first batch of mpox vaccines arrived in the capital of Congo, the center of the outbreak. The 100,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, were donated by the EU through HERA, the bloc’s agency for health emergencies.
Mpox vaccines finally land in Congo -- epicenter for Africa's
WEBSep 5, 2024 — Congo has over 20,000 cases of mpox and hundreds of deaths, mostly in children, but zero vaccines until now. A planeload of doses donated from the EU landed in Kinshasa on Thursday.
Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses | Reuters
WEBSep 6, 2024 — KINSHASA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the...
Joint Press Release: The Democratic Republic of Congo receives …
WEBSep 5, 2024 — Following the declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) by Africa CDC on 13 August 2024, an urgent appeal was made to the international community to secure vaccines for African nations.
Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, …
WEBSep 7, 2024 — Authorities say a vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first.