Germany will donate 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine from its military reserves to aid in the response to the outbreak in Africa, the government announced Monday. The donation is intended to provide immediate relief to the affected regions.
Additionally, Germany will extend financial support to the World Health Organization (WHO) through various channels to fight mpox and assist its African partners via the GAVI vaccine alliance, the spokesperson said.
The country currently holds approximately 117,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine, acquired in 2022 and stored by the military. A portion of these doses will be kept for the protection of officials traveling abroad, a defense ministry spokesperson said. Decisions on replenishing the stock will be made separately, he added.
The WHO has declared mpox a global public health emergency following an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has spread to neighboring countries. The emergence of a new strain, clade Ib, has heightened concerns due to its rapid transmission.
Germany is working to expedite vaccine delivery to the most affected areas, including the DRC, Burundi, and other East African nations, according to a foreign ministry spokesperson.
