Tag Archives: Monkey Pox Outbreak

How Effective Is Monkeypox Vaccine? Scientists Scramble For Clues As Trials Ramp Up

  Logistical And Ethical Challenges Are Complicating The Design Of Studies PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 11, 2022 When monkeypox suddenly started spreading globally in May, the world was fortunate in one respect: a vaccine was available. MVA, originally developed by Bavarian Nordic as a smallpox vaccine, was already licensed for monkeypox in Canada and the United States. EU regulators ...

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WHO Declines To Label Monkeypox A Global Emergency

  Along with accepting the panel’s decision, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a statement that said he was “deeply concerned” about the monkeypox outbreak. “This is clearly an evolving health threat that my colleagues and I in the WHO Secretariat are following extremely closely,” PEGASUS REPORTERS: JUNE 30, 2022 After 2 days of deliberation, an advisory panel convened by ...

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