The first shipment of vaccines against Mpox, donated by the European Union and manufactured by a Danish laboratory, has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the epidemic, which is due to receive a total of 200,000 doses this week. A first batch of 99,100 vaccines was delivered by plane to the Congolese capital Kinshasa at midday, according to an AFP journalist at the airport. The remaining 200,000 doses are due to be delivered by another flight on 7 September. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES