Congo Starts Mpox Vaccination Among Vulnerable Groups

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the nation hardest hit by mpox in Africa, has begun a vaccination campaign to contain the outbreak. Last month, 265,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine arrived in the DRC. Beginning Oct. 5, the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention started the vaccination campaign, targeting vulnerable groups in high-priority provinces, according to an Oct. 5 press release by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The MVA-BN vaccine will be used to inoculate adults such as frontline health workers, people who have been in contact with the infected, and those with compromised immune systems. The vaccine requires two shots one month apart for full protection....