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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 · 14h

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 · 20h

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,

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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 Nigeria. Dr.

AFP on MSN · 1d

Mpox vaccines administered in Rwanda, first in Africa

Mpox vaccines have been administered in Africa for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals vaccinated in Rwanda, the African Union's disease control centre said Thursday.The first 300 doses were administered on Tuesday near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo,

Hosted on MSN · 11h

Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday, received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union and due to arrive by the end of the week to fight its spread.

EU extends authorization of mpox vaccine to adolescents

DPA International on MSN · 1d

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-Record5h

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 ...

1don MSNOpinion

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 ...

The Daily Item1d

Omer: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?

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

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 ...

Devex23hOpinion

Opinion: Repeating history is a choice. On mpox, let’s choose not to

Vaccines. Community-led response. Financing. That’s what we know is needed in the mpox response. So let’s not make the same ...

The Lancet15h

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 ...

WHO steps up mpox surveillance in South Sudan as cases surge in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it has ramped up mpox surveillance efforts in South Sudan as the number of ...

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