GOMA, DR Congo, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday launched the second phase of vaccination against mpox.
The DRC launched the first phase of vaccination in the most affected provinces on Oct. 5, mainly targeting health workers. Since then, 40,574 people out of 45,957 have been vaccinated in the country, with a coverage of 88.3 percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
