A third of Japan-donated Mpox vaccines wasted in DRC due to storage challenges

Approximately 35% of mpox vaccines donated by Japan to combat a dangerous new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being wasted due to stringent preparation requirements that leave doses unusable within hours, the head of the country’s mpox response has told Reuters.

Congo’s mpox lead, Cris Kacita, reported that while over half a million people have been vaccinated, the loss rate for the Japanese LC16 vaccine is between 32%…