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As Sierra Leone grapples with a concerning surge in Mpox cases, health authorities are increasingly looking towards vaccination as a critical tool to not only save lives but also to curb the escalating spread of the virus. While pre-exposure vaccination targets high-risk groups to prevent infection, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), the vaccination of individuals after they […]

Health authorities in Sierra Leone are facing a rapidly escalating Mpox outbreak, with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) reporting a significant proportion of the continent’s confirmed cases originating within the nation. Alarmingly, data indicates an exponential rise in infections, with an average of approximately 100 new cases reported daily in