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New Delhi: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) launched its mpox vaccination campaign Saturday, with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance..
The campaign targets vulnerable groups in high-priority provinces, with a focus on children and pregnant women, a UNICEF press release stated...
Vaccination started in North Kivu province on Saturday and will continue in South Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, and other provinces in the coming days..
Over 2,60,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine have been donated by the European Union, the Government of the United States, and Gavi with support from Africa CDC...
For children, the DRC is expecting a delivery of 3 million doses of the LC-16 vaccine, which has the potential to protect children against mpox...
