WHO getting monkeypox tests for Africa, urges vaccine readiness

WHO getting monkeypox tests for Africa, urges vaccine readiness
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of procuring thousands of monkeypox tests for Africa but is not recommending mass vaccination at this stage, WHO Africa Director Matshidiso Moeti said on Thursday.

She added that the continent should be prepared for vaccination should the need arise.

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