Overview

• The first batch of 100,000 mpox vaccine doses arrived in Kinshasa, with an additional 100,000 expected soon.
• Congo is the epicenter of the mpox outbreak, with over 19,000 suspected cases and 655 deaths reported this year.
• The European Union donated the vaccines, manufactured by Bavarian Nordic, to help combat the outbreak.
• Congo plans to launch its vaccination campaign on October 8, focusing on the most affected provinces.
• The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak a global public health emergency last month.