Afrigather Africa’s prime public well being physique says the continent is ready to obtain its first batch of monkeypox vaccines as a donation from South Korea.
The Africa Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention stated Thursday the 50,000 doses will likely be used first for well being staff and other people dwelling within the hardest-hit areas. No timing was given for the doses’ arrival.
The continent this yr has recorded 202 deaths from monkeypox — previously generally known as monkeypox — with a fatality charge of 19.3% throughout 13 international locations, but African well being authorities for months have pursued vaccines largely in useless as main outbreaks have been reported in wealthy, Western international locations for the primary time.
Appearing CDC director Ahmed Ogwell famous 51 new monkeypox instances in Congo prior to now week and stated Ghana and Nigeria are the opposite most affected international locations.
