Africa in need of test kits, vaccines as monkeypox spreads--WHO

Africa in need of test kits, vaccines as monkeypox spreads Africa has no vaccines for monkeypox and test kits are in short supply, international health agencies said on Thursday, warning that richer countries already appeared to be hoarding vaccines. Bhargav Acharya,Nellie Peyton Reuters

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"The geographic spread of monkeypox to parts of Africa where cases have never been detected before is a worrying sign," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization (WHO) director for Africa.

"What happened in the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout when Africa watched on the sidelines as other countries snapped up limited supplies must not be allowed to recur. There are some signs that this is already happening," she said. ...