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DR Congo on standby for first vaccines to fight mpox outbreak

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help it fight its outbreak, the Congolese health minister said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Congo To Receive First Mpox Vaccine Doses Next Week

Congo set to receive mpox vaccines with U.S. aid as WHO declares global emergency. New strain spreading in Africa, affecting children. Sweden reports first...

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France hopes vaccine blitz will contain bluetongue threat worrying farmers

France has rolled out a free vaccination plan to protect the nation’s sheep, cattle and goat herds after a new strain of bluetongue virus was detected in the country's north, causing panic among farmers.

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Inside Bavarian Nordic: The $3.3 billion Danish vaccine maker with the world's only cure for mpox

Amid a new strain of mpox, the Danish company is preparing to make millions of vaccine doses to supply to the world.

Fortune

Mpox Cases Rise In DR Congo As Country Awaits Vaccines

Cases of the mpox virus are rising in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the central African country awaits vaccines from the United States and Japan, the health minister said on Monday.

International Business Times

The Guardian view on Africa’s mpox outbreak: Covid lessons need to be learned

Editorial: It is in everybody’s interest that wealthy nations do a better job at getting vaccines and assistance to where they are needed most

The Guardian - UK

Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency

Congo's health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States

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Monday briefing: Mpox has been detected in Europe – but the real emergency is in Africa

In today’s newsletter: With a deadly surge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the first case in Sweden, we look at how the disease is spreading, who’s at risk and what’s being done to stop it

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners issue urgent call for mpox vaccine rollout in UK amid new dangerous variant

Campaigners call for urgent roll-out of mpox vaccine in UK and abroad amid dangerous Clade 1 variant

Evening Standard

Mpox outbreak is a health equity problem

While WHO and Africa CDC declare public health emergencies over mpox, questions of vaccine access are critical

Salon

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations

The threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak

The Independent UK

How far has mpox spread and how can you protect yourself?

Sweden and Pakistan have both reported cases of mpox days after the WHO declared the virus an ’emergency’.

Al Jazeera

Gaza records first polio case as UN calls for truce to tackle virus

Hamas says it supports UN request to halt the fighting to allow a vaccination campaign for children against polio.

Al Jazeera

COVID: why the UK’s autumn vaccine strategy could fail patients

This summer has seen a large COVID wave – one which is showing potential to be bigger than the 2023 winter wave was.

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Mpox cases on the rise amid global health emergency

Mpox cases are rising in Australia's eastern states, with certain groups of sexually-active men in particular urged to seek out free vaccines.

The Conversation

What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries in Africa. The disease had previously caused a global outbreak from 2022…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, says WHO

Experts urge accelerated access to vaccines and testing. Plus, Columbia University president resigns

The Conversation

South Australia plans to offer pregnant women an RSV vaccine next year. Here’s what you need to know

Last week, South Australia announced it would offer pregnant women a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from next year for free. It’s the first Australian state or territory to do so.

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The Independent UK

Pre-pregnancy malaria jab could help protect women and their babies, trial finds

The study included 300 woman in Mali who were considering getting pregnant in the coming year.

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WHO Declares Global Emergency For Mpox Outbreak In Africa

WHO declares global emergency as mpox outbreaks in Africa worsen, with new strain and vaccine shortage. Urgent international assistance needed to contain t...

The Guardian - UK

Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO

Outbreak resembles early days of HIV, say experts, urging accelerated access to vaccines and testing

The Guardian - UK

Reeves should nail down UK AstraZeneca deal. A collapse would be embarrassing

Chancellor hopes to cut state aid for Speke vaccine plant to £40m. But pro-growth Treasury must not let project slip overseas

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The Independent UK

Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments

Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla is trying to reposition the global pharmaceutical giant for a post-pandemic world

The National (Scotland)

First Minister welcomes vaccine to protect babies from serious lung disease

A MATERNAL vaccination programme which could protect newborn babies from serious lung disease has been welcomed by Scotland’s First Minister.

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