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Mpox Spread Can Be Nipped in the Bud With Aid and Vaccines, US Says
- US health ambassador says aid to go to epicenter of outbreak
- Rapid movement of people fueling new disease outbreaks
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The US aims to contain the outbreak of a fast spreading sub-variant of mpox in central Africa by targeting $500 million in aid and the provision of vaccines to the countries most affected.
The money and vaccines will be distributed through bilateral agreements with governments, John Nkengasong, the US’s senior bureau official for global health security and diplomacy, said in an interview in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, on Wednesday.