WHO warns mpox virus likely to spread | DW News

The first 10,000 vaccine doses to fight the Mpox virus epidemic have reached Africa. But instead of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the outbreak's center, the U.S. donation went to Nigeria. This makes the West African country the first to receive a batch.
DR Congo, on the other hand, will stop receiving the vaccine this week. There have been more than 18,000 suspected cases of Mpox and 615 deaths since the beginning of the year as of August 23. The US Agency for International Development (USAid) had promised assistance in the form of 50,000 vaccine doses, but no delivery date has been announced.

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[jamesalias]

We have learned NOTHING!!!! Quarantine now. Sorry you don't need to fly to other countries from Africa if your country is having an Mpox outbreak. Once it is under control, we can allow flights.

[jhanninnen]

World's selfishness will cost a lot

[apex]

Protecting Congo is protecting the world.
Get them the vaccines.

[DKSorg]

Quarantine the Country.
Source, contain it before it spreads.

[tahwsisiht]

So terrible and sad. Some people have no chance to escape suffering.
And I can see the chaos it will create because how we handled Covid and how much trust everybody has in institutions and people in power. It will be fighting, arguing and it will make matters worse.

[Darkurge]

Why are flights allowed from Congo to Europe?

[lightkeeper]

Let's show our human side and help this country contain and safe guard peoples health.

[josephmartin]

OMG, this has got to be contained by any means possible, doesn't look good!

[nophiliamurphy]

Sounds like biological warfare! Be careful who you accept "help" from.

[laurensa.]

A physical contact. Something I haven't had for at least five years. 😅

[AnitVarghese-np]

This kinda diseases and viruses spread rapidly. World must see this kinda things very seriously.

[l.medina]

I feel badly for the people affected! It is easy to be dismissive & apathetic until it impacts YOU! I routinely give to UNHCR, Doctors W/O Borders, Mercy Ships, & other international aid organizations. It is the humane thing to do!! Prayers for these poor suffering little ones! 🥺🙏🇺🇲

[zinashepherd]

Shut the borders there and help those poor people they need mobile quarantine facilities immediately for Pete's sake and medical services

[FullTexanEffect]

Nah, I've seen this movie already. We already know the WHO is the villian.

[anarchistzombiekiller]

Really sad we have to ASK companies for anything and not just YOU'RE DOING THIS END OF DISCUSSION.

[hanzhovaj]

Scary and frightening times we are living in

[yann]

DW back to what they do best. Sow fear and scare the masses.

[xGeorgeMee]

Was there any Gain of Function research done on monkey pox in the past 3 years?

[BrotherAbbass]

WHO targeting Congo's mineral resources

[persimmontea]

Viruses evolve. The pox viruses are not to messed around with. I have been smallpox vaccinated several times, I will be ok. But this could get BAD.