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US Donates Mpox Vaccines to Nigeria

US Donates Mpox Vaccines to Nigeria

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August 28, 2024

The government of the United States of America has donated 10,000 doses of the
Jynneos vaccine to Nigeria for the prevention of Smallpox and Mpox in adults aged 18
years and older who are at risk of Mpox infection.


Speaking during the official handover of the Mpox vaccine to Nigeria in Abuja, the
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate,
represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Daju Kachollom, thanked
the US government for the donation and stated that the Federal Government is
committed to improving the well-being of Nigerians.

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