Adults started getting vaccinations against mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital this week. But there were no shots ...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help ...

While mpox remains a global threat--underscored by WHO's declaration on 22 November 2024 that it continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)--in Africa, we are ...

A vial of the mpox vaccine on display during the vaccination campaign launch at the General Hospital in Goma in the DR Congo ...

So far, about 50,000 people in Congo have been immunized against mpox. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 3 million vaccines are needed to stop the outbreak. Last ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday approved an mpox vaccine from Japanese ... strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo that spread to nearby countries.

It's caused by the mpox virus, which spreads between people through close contact. In response to a growing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries in Africa ...

So far, about 50,000 people in Congo have been immunized against mpox with the vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic. WHO said Japan had announced it would donate about 3 million doses of the shot made ...

LONDON — Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” the World Health Organization said on Monday, even as the ...

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox ... Congo and elsewhere in Africa. In a statement late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it had approved the mpox ...