WHO: Monkeypox vaccines to arrive in Congo soon

International
  • 30-08-2024, 20:46
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    The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced today, Friday, that the Democratic Republic of the Congo will receive vaccines within the next few days, to confront a new strain of the virus.

    "We hope to get the first shipment in the next few days, and then it will increase," Ghebreyesus added at a press conference. 

    It is worth noting that "about 230,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine are ready to be sent immediately."

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