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Congo launches its 1st mpox vaccination drive

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination drive

The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded nearly 1,000 deaths and more than 30,000 mpox cases. Starting next week the shots will be offered to the public.Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Saturday they had begun a vaccination campaign against mpox-- a virus that causes painful rashes and flu-like symptoms and in some cases can be deadly.

France 24 on MSN · 4h

DR Congo launches mpox vaccination drive, hoping to curb outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.I want to protect myself,

The Telegraph on MSN · 1d

Major mpox vaccination drive set to begin as virus spreads in DRC capital

A major mpox vaccination campaign is finally set to kick off in the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend, amid fears that a dangerous new strain of the virus is taking hold in the capital Kinshasa.

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

Congo Launches Its First Mpox Vaccination Campaign

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its epicentre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 13 other African nations this year.

AFP on MSN · 1d

DR Congo to begin mpox vaccination campaign Saturday in east

Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, will begin a vaccination campaign on Saturday, three days later than planned. President Joe Biden said last month that the United States plans to donate one million doses of the mpox vaccine to African nations facing an epidemic.

US school-entry vaccination rates fall

Associated Press on MSN · 2d

US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.

PBS · 2d

Kindergartener vaccination rates slide further as exemptions continue to rise in the U.S.

Kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday.

CBS Boston on MSN · 1d

Vaccine rate for kindergarteners drops in last school year, including in Massachusetts

Fewer kindergarten children are getting their routine vaccines nationally and the number has also dropped here in Massachusetts.

Health and Me on MSN3h

Antibodies In Mpox Vaccination Disappear Within A Year, Study Recommends Boosters

A recent study highlights that mpox vaccine antibodies wane within 6-12 months, emphasizing the need for booster shots to ...

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Drive-Thru flu clinics offer vaccination options

Willis Knighton Quick Care is offering drive-thru flu clinics aimed at making vaccinations accessible for adults and children ...

'Variant M-Fox Jinjin' Democratic Congo Starts Vaccination

The AP reports that the vaccination against M.Fox has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicenter of the variant M.Fox epidemic.The ...

KXLY 4 News1d

Health officials concerned as kindergarten vaccination rates decline in Spokane County

New CDC data said Spokane County saw an increase in unvaccinated kindergarteners that surpassed the national increase this ...

Scientific American9d

How a Vaccination Campaign Aims to End Polio in Gaza

No treatments can reverse such paralysis. Only vaccination prevents the disease. In communities that fail to meet the high threshold for herd immunity, the virus spreads easily and quickly.