
Congo gets first desperately needed mpox vaccines, but vaccination campaign faces huge challenges
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Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency declared over a still-growing mpox outbreak, received a first delivery of 99,000 vaccines for the virus Thursday, with a second delivery of 101,000 expected Saturday, the head of the World Health Organization said.
Congolese health officials tell CBS News they hope to start getting the vaccines into the arms of frontline health workers and close contacts of confirmed cases by the beginning of October, with a quicker rollout likely impossible due to logistical challenges.
Officials in Congo say they've struggled to diagnose patients and provide basic care in the vast country of 100 million people, where a fragile, under-resourced health care system is also burdened by stigma associated with the virus previously known as monkeypox.

Underwater archaeologist James Delgado reveals the stories behind history's most haunting shipwrecks
Renowned underwater archaeologist James Delgado appeared on "CBS Mornings" on Friday to discuss his new book, "The Great Museum of the Sea," and reflect on more than 50 years of searching for historic shipwrecks around the world.