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UNICEF Puts Children Front And Center In Mpox Response

UNICEF and partners are scaling up the emergency response in the DRC, Burundi and other countries in Africa, but more donor support is needed.

Reuters on MSN · 12h

Fighting mpox stigma key to ending Burundi outbreak quickly, UNICEF says

It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a U.N. health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst affected country will depend on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease.

Voice of America · 18h

Mpox spreads at alarming rate among children in Burundi

The United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, warned Friday that children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak, with cases of this deadly, infectious disease spreading at an alarming rate among a young population.

Yahoo · 1d

Third of Burundi mpox cases in children under five: UN

Youngsters have been especially impacted by mpox outbreaks raging in Africa, with children under five accounting for nearly a third of the cases in Burundi, the UN children's agency said Friday."Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak,

EU extends authorization of mpox vaccine to adolescents

DPA International on MSN · 23h

EU extends authorization of the mpox vaccine to adolescents

The European Commission on Friday extended the authorization of the Imvanex mpox vaccine to teenagers aged 12 to 17. "Although the overall risk of being infected with mpox for the general EU population remains low,

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents

LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU's drug regulator for use in adolescents, bolstering the case for using the shot in the 12 to 17 age group to contain an outbreak in parts of Africa.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 1d

Bavarian Nordic mpox shot gains approval for adolescents in EU

The European Commission has approved Bavarian Nordic's (OTCPK:BVNRY)(OTCPK:BVNKF) mpox shot for adolescents between 12 and 17 years old. Approval was based on data from a clinical study of more than 300 adolescents and 200 adults that found non-inferior immune responses and similar safety profile between both age groups after two standard doses

The Sentinel-Record3h

Congo gold mining town becomes mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Health officials have zeroed in on Kamituga, a remote yet bustling gold mining town of some 300,000 people that attracts ...

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Saad B. Omer: The world is set to let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is back in the news. As of early September, the World Health Organization has reported ...

Free Malaysia Today1h

Health ministry steps up mpox screening at borders

Deputy health minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni says they are prioritising the health of healthcare workers and will issue a ...

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Posts Sharing Mpox Misinformation Recycle Claims from Prior Viral Outbreaks

Responding to rising mpox cases in Africa, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international ...

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Unnecessary isolation for mpox may be reduced by adopting testing-based protocols

Mpox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, saw a significant increase in cases from mid-2022. The variant in the 2022 ...

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Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from ...

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of ...

The Lancet14h

Mpox global emergency: strengthening African leadership

The resurgence of mpox during 2024 has been declared a continental emergency by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and a Public Health Emergency of International ...

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Congo's South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization ...

Deccan Herald1h

Mpox: Africa’s scientists protecting the world from contagion

A new strain of the mpox-causing monkeypox virus spreading in central Africa is the latest scourge to set off a global health ...

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