Vaccines To Stop The Mpox Outbreak Could Take Months To Arrive
It may take some time before vaccinations to combat the expanding mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its neighbors become available. Following the announcement made on Tuesday, August 13, by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) is thinking of classifying the epidemic as an emergency.
A WHO panel convened the following day to evaluate the worldwide threat.
Though it was hoped that these steps would inspire international action, problems like scarce vaccination supplies, financing shortfalls, and other continuing outbreaks continue to be roadblocks.
The head of Congo’s Institute National pour la Recherche Biomedicale (INRB), Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, emphasized the necessity of declaring an emergency because of the disease’s quick spread. While he acknowledged the challenges in a nation already besieged by conflict and other diseases, he believes that this will result in increased financing and improved access to vaccines in Congo.
The Africa CDC intends to procure 3 million vaccine shots this year, however specifics are scarce. The organization recently received $10.4 million in emergency funds from the African Union. Merely 65,000 doses are anticipated in Congo shortly, and immunization efforts are unlikely to occur until October.
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