Rwanda, Mpox
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.
Gavi gives Africa 0.5 million doses of newly approved Mpox vaccine
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will purchase 500,000 doses of MVA-BN, the Bavarian Nordic Mpox vaccine, as part of an international effort to combat the outbreak of Mpox in certain parts of Africa.
Gavi to buy 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic
The global vaccine group Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, its first purchase of the shot to help battle an outbreak in parts of Africa, the group said on Wednesday. In 2024,
Half a million mpox vaccine doses for Africa ordered by Gavi alliance
The global vaccine group Gavi has ordered 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from the German-Danish company Bavarian Nordic. The UN Children's Fund is to deliver these to affected countries in Africa later this year,
Vaccine alliance secures deal for 500,000 mpox jabs for Africa
The Gavi vaccine alliance announced Wednesday a deal with Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic to secure 500,000 jabs against mpox for use in African countries facing an epidemic of the virus.
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval, clearing the way for use in Africa
The approval of Danish vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic’s jab means that donors, such as UNICEF and the vaccines alliance Gavi, can buy doses and send them to Africa, where an outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to thousands of cases.
First Doses of Mpox Vaccine Reach Africa, But Many More Are Needed
As mpox continues to spread in Africa, Congolese authorities said that the first batch of vaccines have arrived in that country's capital.
Gavi's Strategic Move: 500,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine for Africa
Gavi has committed to purchasing 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine to address the ongoing outbreak in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The initiative involves a $50 million spend,
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, ...
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 ...
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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 ...
World Better Positioned Against Mpox Than For Covid: Vaccine Alliance
Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic raging in Africa, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance.