France to donate 100,000 vaccines to countries affected by monkeypox outbreak

France to donate 100,000 vaccines to countries affected by monkeypox outbreak

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 21 2024, 03:09 AM  •  10349 views

France will transfer 100,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine to affected countries through the European Union. There are 232 vaccination points in France, although no cases of the disease have been reported.

France will donate 100 thousand doses of monkeypox vaccine to countries affected by the outbreak of this viral infection. This was reported by Barron's, according to UNN.

Details

According to the head of the French government, Gabriel Attal, the vaccines will be transferred through the European Union.

No cases of monkeypox have been reported in France, but Attal said that 232 vaccination points are operating in the country to counter a possible outbreak.

We strive to be ready to withstand all scenarios and all risks,

- Gabriel Attal assured.

Recall

According to the CDC, the African Union recorded 1,200 new cases of mpox per week. Since the beginning of the year, the total number of infections has reached 18,737, with 541 deaths.