PBS NewsHour

African health workers fighting mpox face lack of medication

Clip: 11/29/2022 | 6m 50s  | Video has closed captioning.

The mpox virus spread globally earlier this year, bringing fears of another pandemic. Many western countries fought off the outbreak with treatments and vaccines. But in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the virus remains endemic, as it has for decades. Special correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso report.

Aired: 11/29/22

Rating: NR

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