The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in ...

The World Health Organization will convene a meeting of its Emergency Committee next week to determine whether mpox remains a ...

Private insurance companies in the U.S. aren’t required to cover the cost of the mpox vaccine, which costs $270 a dose.

The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — With viral outbreaks spreading more quickly, faster responses and quicker development of new vaccines has become crucial. However, production of the mRNA used in vaccines is ...

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The distribution plan prioritizes the most affected regions, with the Democratic Republic of Congo receiving 85 percent of ...

Pregnant women and infants are at risk should they contract mpox but there are no approved vaccines for this population.

The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for 9 countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge. In ...

British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a ...

An Oct. 12 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a headline linking mpox, the disease formerly ...

may be given for people with severe mpox. Talk to your doctor if you think you might need TPOXX. Find out how many doses of vaccine you need The vaccine is named JYNNEOS. You should get 2 doses of the ...