AFRICA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has announced that the ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly…
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Senior WHO AFRO officials concerned about monkeypox vaccine inequity
AFRICA – Senior World Health Organisation (WHO) officials in the agency’s African Regional Office have expressed concerns about the inequitable access to monkeypox vaccines on the global scale as richer…
Read MoreWHO reports 50,000 World Monkeypox Outbreak Cases
GLOBAL- The Monkeypox outbreak has resulted in more than 50,000 cases of monkeypox worldwide according to recent statistics from the World health organization (WHO). Encouraging reports from the world health…
Read MoreUS Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides US$11m for manufacture of monkeypox vaccine
USA- HHS will contribute around US$11m to help Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) produce Jynneos, a vaccine authorized to prevent smallpox and monkeypox. The money will be used by GRAM,…
Read MoreUNAIDS Country Director for Nigeria calls for Monkeypox vaccine equity
NIGERIA – United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) Country Director in Nigeria Dr Leo Zekeng has emphasized that there is a need to support expansion of the supply…
Read MoreWorld Health Organization reports 21% decline in Monkeypox new cases globally
GLOBAL- The number of new monkeypox cases that have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) each week has decreased by 21% for the first time. This represents a…
Read MoreMonkeypox vaccinations to be piloted in lower doses but with equivalent effectiveness
UK- The Monkeypox Vaccine will be made available to eligible patients at three NHS sites as part of a pilot program, allowing for the expansion of current vaccine stocks to…
Read MoreNew Survey indicates that 62% of recipients of the monkeypox vaccine report no side effects
ISRAEL- According to a recent study on the adverse effects of the monkeypox vaccine, the majority of vaccine recipients in Israel reported no apparent symptoms. Since the outbreak started, this…
Read MoreIndonesia confirms first Monkeypox virus case
INDONESIA- Indonesia has reported its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old male returning from a trip abroad, according to the country’s health ministry. Mohammad Syahril, a spokeswoman for Indonesia’s…
Read MoreWHO issues advisory to pet owners as the first Monkeypox Human-Dog transmission is confirmed
FRANCE- The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged those who have monkeypox to refrain from exposing animals to it after learning of the first case of human-to-dog transmission. The medical…
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