Mpox exposes fundamental obstacles for vaccinating children in outbreaks
Summary box Children could not be included in mpox vaccination roll-out within the first 100 days of the latest Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and are yet to be rolled out in many countries with rising cases, despite this age group accounting for a large proportion of suspected cases and deaths.
Authors
- Jennifer Stella
- Alain Alsalhani
- Mohana Amirtharajah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-0308)
- Aula Abbara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-8399)
- David Van Laeken
- Natalie N Roberts
- Neal Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9538-7695)
- Dagemlidet Tesfaye Worku
- Rosalind Scourse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6171-0338)
- Yuanqiong Hu
- Sarah Galau
Institutions
- Médecins Sans Frontières (ZA)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (GB)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (CH)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (BE)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (NL)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019009
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00