The Incident commander for Mpox disease in Kampala, Dr Richard Walyomu said focus has been put on commercial sex workers because they are the key drivers of the infection.

"> The Incident commander for Mpox disease in Kampala, Dr Richard Walyomu said focus has been put on commercial sex workers because they are the key drivers of the infection.

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Mpox: Sex workers prioritised as over 3,000 Kampala residents vaccinated

A health worker displaying mpox vaccine during the vaccination exercise on Saturday, February, 01. (Photos by Nicholas Kajoba)

A total of 3,284 people have been vaccinated against mpox in the Kampala city suburbs of Kawempe and Makindye.

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