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World Health Organization approves emergency use of second mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for the second mpox vaccine. The LC16m8 vaccine from Japan's KM Biologics is the second since WHO declared mpox a health emergency in August.
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday,
Mpox still a health emergency, says WHO
The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.
WHO extends public health emergency for mpox
Following a meeting today of the World Health Organization (WHO) mpox emergency committee, the head of the WHO accepted the group’s recommendation that the outbreaks still warrant a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations.
First mpox vaccine for children approved by WHO to fight virus outbreak
The vaccine is the second to be approved by the UN agency and the first approved for children aged one and older. View on euronews
Health Matters: WHO approves first mpox vaccine for kids
The World Health Organization has authorized the first m-pox vaccine for children. It's a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa.
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Mpox strain identified for first time in US, health officials say
There is no evidence that the mpox clade I strain is spreading between people in California or elsewhere in the U.S.
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