World Health Organization, Mpox

World Health Organization approves emergency use of second mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for the second mpox vaccine. The LC16m8 vaccine from Japan's KM Biologics is the second since WHO declared mpox a health emergency in August.
Mpox still a health emergency, says WHO
The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.
WHO says mpox continues to remain a public health emergency
The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, November 22, 2024. The WHO first declared the emergency in August, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.
Mpox strain identified for first time in US, health officials say
There is no evidence that the mpox clade I strain is spreading between people in California or elsewhere in the U.S.
US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler
Health officials say they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday,
Mpox continues to be public health emergency as cases resurge, says WHO
Decision comes as Mpox cases surge, particularly with the spread of the clade Ib variant beyond its origin in the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring African nations, Europe, and Asia
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