DR Congo launches mpox vaccination drive

The first vaccines were administered to hospital staff, with the programme due to target the general population from Monday in the east of the country.

A clinician administers the mpox vaccine to a hospital staff member during the launch of the vaccination campaign at the General Hospital of Goma in DR Congo on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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GOMA - The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in

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DR Congo launches mpox vaccination drive

The first vaccines were administered to hospital staff, with the programme due to target the general population from Monday in the east of the country.

A clinician administers the mpox vaccine to a hospital staff member during the launch of the vaccination campaign at the General Hospital of Goma in DR Congo on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

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