Tag: Monkeypox Vaccine

Discontinuation of small pox vaccine might have helped in resurgence of monkeypox cases: Doctors
Discontinuation of small pox vaccine might have helped in resurgence of monkeypox cases: Doctors

Monkeypox is zoonotic -- an infectious disease that has jumped from animals to humans -- followed by human-to-human spread with an average mortality of 3 to 6 per cent, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

  • Tuesday, 20 September 2022
8 firms express interest in developing monkeypox vaccine
8 firms express interest in developing monkeypox vaccine

The manufacturers would develop the vaccine through public-private partnership, but no company has been awarded the tender yet

  • Sunday, 14 August 2022
US declares Monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
US declares Monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

The United States has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The declaration, which is initially effective for 90 days but can be renewed, came as nationwide cases topped 6,600 on Thursday.

  • Friday, 05 August 2022
Monkeypox vaccination: Here's what WHO says
Monkeypox vaccination: Here's what WHO says

The WHO has issued several advisory for people to reduce the transmission of the virus from suggesting gay men at risk to reduce sexual partners to people with symptoms to adopt social distancing. Small children, pregnant women are also are greater risk due to the disease.

  • Saturday, 30 July 2022
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