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Mpox vaccines arrive in Congo, but not fast enough as the disease spreads and deaths mount fast

Por: CBS News World September 14, 2024

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Johannesburg — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday they would start administering on Oct. 2, about a week sooner than initially planned, in a bid to counter the in the central African nation. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, granted pre-authorization Friday to the mpox vaccine already widely in use around the world, which should make it easier for African nations to obtain doses — if the developed... + full article



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