The reticence to take a vaccine is a factor, as is the inexcusable delay in getting large quantities of vaccine in, to the sites of local outbreaks, here, in Zimbabwe and in DRC especially. Here's the latest -- from the PuneNews web-outlets:
. . .Zambia’s health authorities have reported the country’s fourth case of monkeypox, also known as mpox.
The case involves a one-year-old boy who possibly contracted the virus through close contact with a known case, said Minister of Health Elijah Muchima.
“The child is under home isolation, receiving medical care, and in stable condition,” he told reporters during a press briefing.
Last month, the health authorities reported two cases from the Kitwe city in the Copperbelt province, Xinhua news agency reported.
In October 2024, Zambia reported the first mpox case involving a Tanzanian national who came for a visit. . . .
Here along Lake Michigan's western shore, we are battening down the hatches, for a polar vortex tonight, and up to four inches of fluffy snow, by nightfall, tomorrow -- negative wind chills to come! Ooof -- but onward, just the same.
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