U.S. congressional Democrats are alarmed as hundreds of thousands of mpox vaccine doses may go to waste due to delays in shipping to African nations. A letter signed by 48 Democratic lawmakers highlighted that 800,000 doses are at risk, with 220,000 still viable if shipped immediately. The letter deemed the situation a moral, strategic, and public health failure. The World Health Organization has classified mpox as a public health emergency, further emphasizing the urgency of vaccine distribution amidst the ongoing outbreak in African countries like Uganda and Burundi.
Hundreds of thousands of doses of mpox vaccine that the United States had promised to send to African nations are in danger of going to waste, according to a letter from dozens of congressional Democrats to the U.S. State Department.
The letter stated that 800,000 doses of the vaccines are at risk, with 220,000 doses potentially viable if the State Department begins immediate shipping.
The letter labeled the situation as a moral, strategic, and public health failure, emphasizing the sense of urgency in addressing the vaccine distribution.
The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, highlighting the seriousness of the situation.
Collection
[
|
...
]