Nigeria will begin vaccinations for mpox from October 8. Nigeria received the first batch of 10,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday.
Mpox cases in Nigeria have risen to 48, with the virus now reported in the capital Abuja and 20 other states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Despite the increase in cases, no fatalities have been reported so far.
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