The race to get mpox vaccines to people across Africa who need them most

The World

Swedish authorities have recorded the first case of a contagious new variant of mpox outside the African continent. This week, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak inside Africa as “a public health emergency of international concern.” Dr. Boghuma Titanji, an infectious diseases expert at Emory University, speaks with The World’s Host Marco Werman about the race to get mpox vaccines into the arms of the most vulnerable Africans.

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