COPENHAGEN: Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday that it was "better prepared" to supply its mpox vaccine for the current surge of the virus than it was for the 2022 epidemic. The vaccine
An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles found within an infected cell cultured in a laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland. The vaccine maker said last week that it was ready to supply up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by the end of 2025, with some 500,000 doses currently in stock.
The UN health agency has called for a major increase in vaccine production and said that a vaccination campaign must be a key priority for affected countries.WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two yearsWhile mpox has been known for decades, a new more deadly and more transmissible strain - known as Clade 1b - has driven the recent surge in cases.
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