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Rich countries have several hundred million doses of vaccines that could help fight an mpox outbreak in Africa, where donated shots fall far short of what is needed, according to a Reuters tally of public statements, documents and estimates from non-governmental organizations.

The shots have been stockpiled for years by countries such as Japan, the United States and Canada in case smallpox, an eradicated disease that is the more dangerous cousin of mpox, ever makes a comeback. Some of the vaccines were used outside of Africa in 2022 when mpox spread globally.

A small fraction of those doses could help curb what is now the biggest mpox outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries, disease experts say.

Fewer than 4 million doses have been pledged for donation out of an estimated 18 million to 22 million that are needed to vaccinate 10 million people in the next six months, depending on the vaccine, Africa's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.

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[-] nogooduser@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think that we know the answer to that don’t we?

We’ll keep hold of them in case we need them regardless of the fact that using them now would drastically reduce the chances of us needing them later.

That’s ignoring the humane reason for sharing because that won’t be considered relevant to any decision made.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago

That’s ignoring the humane reason for sharing because that won’t be considered relevant to any decision made.

It's more cost effective and otherwise practical to just do the right things; but that wouldn't be conducive to more profit, for a select few.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure if these vaccines lose efficacy after a time, but they certainly have expiration dates. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/nyregion/monkeypox-vaccine-jynneos-us.html

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 1 month ago

I feel like we should keep them for half the expiration and then get them over there. Why do we scrimp so much on this type of stuff. Im under the impression its a relatively cheap process in bulk once developed which we already funded to get for ourselves. Honestly should be the same with blood tests. Both these things should be be covered by the government. Would love to see this as a first step to universal healthcare. but also send out the unused before they expire . jeesh.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago

I'm wondering if it's like dairy and grain subsidies; if thrown away, corporate producers get paid more?

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