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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.
US to donate one million mpox vaccine doses to Africa
The US will provide one million extra doses of the mpox vaccine to African nations, with President Joe Biden expected to call on other countries to follow suit.
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.
Mpox vaccines administered in Rwanda, first in Africa
Mpox vaccines have been administered in Africa for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals vaccinated in Rwanda, the African Union's disease control centre said Thursday.
Mpox 2024 mapped: All the countries where cases of the new strain have been confirmed
All the countries where cases of the new strain have been confirmed - While the new clade 1 strain of mpox has appeared in ...
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Global Pledges to Combat Mpox Outbreak in Africa
Several countries have pledged to donate dosages of Mpox vaccines to African nations following the World Health ...
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A history of mpox so far
STAT senior writer Helen Branswell answers the most frequently asked questions about what is happening with mpox now and what can be done to stop this current outbreak. STAT answers pressing questions ...
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 ...
India reports first case of mpox clade 1 infection: What is this strain declared public health emergency by WHO?
A 38-year-old man from Kerala has been confirmed as India’s first mpox clade 1 infection. This is a deadlier strain of 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 ...