W.H.O. Authorizes Mpox Vaccine, Clearing Way for Use in Africa
The decision is a crucial step in getting shots to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the outbreak.
Unnecessary isolation for mpox may be reduced by adopting testing-based protocols
Mpox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, saw a significant increase in cases from mid-2022. The variant in the 2022 ...
Mpox Vaccine Access Set To Speed Up As WHO Approves First Jab
The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine -- a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
The New York Times1mon
Why Mpox Vaccines Aren’t Flowing to Africans in Desperate Need
Most of the data collected on the Jynneos vaccine evaluated it for use on the Clade 2 mpox virus, a less lethal version that caused ... 215,000 Jynneos doses are set to be shipped to Congo in ...
The Jamaica Observer17d
Mpox epicentre DRC set to receive first vaccines to contain outbreak
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo was Thursday awaiting almost 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from ... doses donated by the EU are set to arrive in Kinshasa on Saturday.
Tennessean22d
Mpox is a global health emergency again. I got vaccinated in 2022 and urge others to do so
Given the renewed interest in mpox (formerly known monkeypox) because of the recent breakout, we offer an updated version of this essay from the archives. I didn’t know anyone personally who ...
USA Today23d
Clip shows WHO official saying mpox 'no longer' emergency in 2023, not 2024 | Fact check
Another version of the claim spread widely on X, formerly Twitter. The video dates back to May 2023, when the declaration of mpox as a global health emergency was lifted. The WHO declared mpox ...
The Sun20d
Inside makeshift mpox isolation wards where hundreds of patients lie on dirt floors amid life-threatening drug shortages
Two other makeshift mpox wards have been set up in the area. The currently available vaccine is a repurposed version of the smallpox vaccine, as the viruses are closely related. It can be ...
The Straits Times1mon
Precautionary mpox screening to be set up at Changi, Seletar airports and sea checkpoints
SINGAPORE - Temperature and visual screening will be carried out at Changi and Seletar airports from Aug 23 as a precautionary measure against the import of mpox from abroad. The Ministry of ...
Barron's17d
Mpox Epicentre DRC Receives First Vaccines To Contain Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday received ... The remainder of the 200,000 doses donated by the EU are set to arrive in Kinshasa on Saturday.
Seattle Times8d
WHO authorizes mpox vaccine, clearing way for use in Africa
A new version of the virus, one that is sexually transmissible, was identified there in 2023, and there have been more than 21,000 suspected mpox cases ... that is set to evaluate the vaccine ...
Digital Journal17d
Mpox epicentre DRC set to receive first vaccines to contain outbreak
DR Congo is at the epicentre of an mpox outbreak - Copyright CNA/AFP - DR Congo is at the epicentre of an mpox outbreak - Copyright CNA/AFP - The Democratic Republic ...