WHO Monkeypox Update

• Global monkeypox cases drop after month-long surge, WHO says

  The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, according to a World Health Organization report issued Thursday.

  Health

  Aug 25, 2022
  
• Monkeypox vaccines: WHO says about 16 million doses available as cases rise 

  Bavarian Nordic’s Imvamune or MVA-BN vaccine, normally used to treat smallpox, has been approved by Canada, the United States and the European Union to guard against monkeypox.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2022
  
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• WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency

  Monkeypox outbreaks are now seen as a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday.

  Health

  Jul 23, 2022
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• ‘Sustained transmission’ of monkeypox will put vulnerable groups at risk, WHO warns

  There have been more than 3,400 cases of monkeypox, and one death, since the outbreak began in May, largely in Europe among men who have sex with men, according to a WHO tally.

  World

  Jun 29, 2022