日本捐赠的天花疫苗由于严格的储存和使用要求,在刚果大部分被浪费。 Japan’s donated mpox vaccines are largely wasted in Congo due to strict storage and use requirements.

日本捐赠的天花疫苗(LC16菌株)约有三分之一在刚果民主共和国被浪费,因为根据刚果的天花反应铅,储存和处理需求严格。 About one-third of Japan’s donated mpox vaccines, the LC16 strain, are being wasted in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to strict storage and handling needs, according to Congo’s mpox response lead. 疫苗在使用前必须混合使用,并在数小时内施用,其浪费率很高,特别是在投票率低的情况下。 The vaccine, which must be mixed before use and administered within hours, has a high waste rate, especially when turnout is low. 日本提供了300万剂,其中150万剂于9月抵达,以对抗引发全球卫生紧急状况的甲状腺菌株。 Japan provided three million doses, with 1.5 million arriving in September, to fight the clade Ib mpox strain that triggered a global health emergency. 刚果50多万人接种了LC16疫苗或其他疫苗,帮助将今年的病例从67 247例减少到53 657例。 Over half a million people in Congo have been vaccinated with LC16 or another vaccine, helping reduce cases from 67,247 to 53,657 this year. 由于病例减少,卫生组织在9月降低了疫情的等级,尽管传播在17个非洲国家仍在继续。 The WHO downgraded the outbreak in September due to declining cases, though transmission continues in 17 African countries.