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Exclusive-US to donate 1 million mpox vaccine doses to halt outbreak in Africa
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response to the outbreak, according to a senior administration official.
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
Last week, the first batch of mpox vaccines arrived in the capital of Congo, the center of the outbreak. The 100,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, were donated by the EU through HERA, the bloc’s agency for health emergencies. Another 100,000 were delivered over the weekend.
Congo Receives First Doses of Mpox Vaccine From US
Amid a global health emergency over mpox, Congo has received 50,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the United States on Tuesday.
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.
US to donate 1 million mpox vaccine doses to halt outbreak in Africa
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response to the outbreak, according to a senior administration official.
First doses of mpox vaccine from the US arrive in Congo
Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union. Adults in Equateur,
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria under a bilateral agreement
CDC says mpox vaccine boosters aren’t needed in the US as questions emerge around waning immunity
As a deadly mpox outbreak continues to spread in Africa and other parts of the world, new questions are emerging about ...
Opinion: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?
Most cases are in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but this year's outbreaks have spread elsewhere in Africa. It's a matter ...
Denial: The Hidden Link Connecting Mpox, COVID-19, HIV/AIDS
Throughout modern medical history, Americans have underestimated or dismissed emerging health threats until the consequences ...
US is beefing up mpox testing, vaccine access against new strain, officials say
The United States has beefed up testing and surveillance for a new strain of mpox and has ensured that vaccines are readily ...
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First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
FILE - A health worker attends to a mpox patient, at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of ...
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First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the ...
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Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain
With concerns that mpox may now spread more easily and be more severe, researchers warn that failing to curb the outbreak means “nobody is safe.” ...
India reports first case of mpox from fast-spreading clade 1b variety
India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b ...