The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time prequalified an Mpox vaccine. The announcement came on the heels of the arrival of the first MVA-BN vaccines to the…
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WHO unveils plan to contain mpox outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. WHO disclosed this in a statement. The plan…
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Quick facts about Mpox outbreak: Causes, strains, vaccines
A surging mpox outbreak in Africa, which was declared an emergency by the continent’s health agency on Tuesday, is being driven by a new, more transmissible strain of the virus.…
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WHO declares mpox global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox…
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WHO renames Monkeypox, Mpox
Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox in English, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing name. Monkeypox received its name because…
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