Kenya launches targeted vaccination campaign amid 36 monkeypox cases, including one death.

Kenya is preparing a targeted monkeypox vaccination campaign after recording 36 cases, including one death. The campaign will focus on high-risk groups like truck drivers, healthcare workers, and immunosuppressed individuals. Kenya is working with international partners to secure vaccines and has put in place surveillance and public awareness measures to control the disease's spread. The country is dealing with a more severe strain of the virus, clade 1.

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