SPOTLIGHT: Mpox vaccine stock ‘will be deployed as needed’ as cases climb to 26
By Elri Voigt for SpotlightSouth Africa
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Twenty of this year’s 26 confirmed mpox cases came after August, concentrated mostly within the Western Cape. Elri Voigt looks at how the virus has changed and how much of the donated vaccine is left.
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- Length
- 35 words · 1 min read
- Published
- November 3, 2026
- Byline
- Elri Voigt for Spotlight
- Source
- Daily Maverick