Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

This August 10, 2022 file sphoto shows a pharmacist administering a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against mpox virus, at a pharmacy in Lille, northern France. — AFP

KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union and due to arrive by the end of…