Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa

[Rikimaru]

BERLIN: Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term as well as provide help to the affected countries, said a government spokesperson on Monday (Aug 26).

The government will provide the World Health Organization with flexible financial resources via various instruments to combat mpox and also support its partners in Africa through the GAVI vaccination alliance, added the spokesperson.

 

[SpinelSun]

That's so kind of Germany to provide help to Africa to fight the outbreak. I hope the vaccines will be effective in keeping people safe from mpox.