Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital Kinshasa due to a shortage ...

FOUR cases of the new, more infectious version of monkeypox that first emerged in Congo have now been identified in the UK – and an expert has warned of one lesser-known symptom to look out ...

A clinical trial of an mpox vaccine in adolescents found it was safe and generated an antibody response equivalent to that seen in adults, according to a planned interim analysis of study data.

Immunity from the mpox vaccine appears to drop off after a few months, according to a small new study. Using samples from 45 people who were either vaccinated against or infected with mpox in 2022 ...

Regardless of 1 or 2 doses, mpox antibodies wane by 6 to 12 months. HealthDay News — Immunity against mpox may be waning for those vaccinated with the modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic ...

Emergent BioSolutions, one of only three companies with a vaccine for mpox, has agreed to donate 50,000 doses of its shot for use in the current outbreak concentrated in central Africa ...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for countries dealing with the brunt of the outbreak, in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine ...

Seamless reading experience. Save your favourite. About 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines have been promised by Western partners such as the European Union and the United States, Dr. Jean Kaseya ...

KIBATI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Congo needs to do more to raise awareness about mpox and the availability of vaccines, an official with the response team said on Thursday ...

The White House on Tuesday announced it is prepared to donate up to one million doses of mpox vaccines and $500 million in aid to support African countries in their response to the outbreak.

The smallpox (MVA) vaccine should provide a good protection against mpox, says the NHS. It is being offered to those who are most likely to be exposed to mpox and it’s available to men who are ...