KIBATI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 18 (Reuters) – C ongo needs to do more to raise awareness about mpox and the availability of vaccines, an official with the response team said on Thursday, warning the campaign to distribute the shots would take longer than anticipatedCongo’s mpox vaccination campaign launched this month in the hard-hit east. A Reuters reporter at a vaccination site in North Kivu province found that locals seemed unaware or suspicious of the shots.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 18, 2024 08:06 UTC