Vaccines to combat Mpox outbreak may delay for months

Vaccines to address the growing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries may not arrive any time soon. The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering declaring the outbreak an emergency, following the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declaration on Tuesday, August 13.

The next day, a WHO panel met to assess the global threat.

Despite hopes that these actions…