Germany is set to donate 100,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from its military reserves to aid in curbing the outbreak in Africa in the near term, and to offer assistance to the afflicted nations, according to a government spokesperson on Monday.
The government plans to furnish the World Health Organisation with adaptable financial means through diverse mechanisms to fight mpox and will also back its African collaborators via the GAVI vaccination alliance, the spokesperson further noted.
Germany possesses approximately 117,000 doses of Jynneos, which has been stockpiled by the German army following its acquisition in 2022. A defence ministry spokesperson on Monday stated that a minimal reserve will be maintained to safeguard traveling officials, for instance. A distinct decision will be required regarding the reordering of vaccines, he added.
The World Health Organisation has proclaimed mpox a global public health emergency after an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spread to adjacent countries and a new variant of the virus, clade Ib, raised concerns about the rate of transmission.
The government is examining the swiftest method to dispatch the vaccines to the affected nations, predominantly the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as Burundi and adjacent countries in East Africa, according to a foreign ministry spokesperson.
