Topline India reported its first death from monkeypox on Monday, marking the fourth fatality during this outbreak in countries that haven’t previously witnessed it, after both Spain and Brazil confirm...
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Monkeypox Outbreak May Boost the Shares of These Companies
(Bloomberg) — As health authorities all over the globe search for ways to stop the monkeypox outbreak, investors are snapping up shares of companies that could benefit from the race to quell the...
Brazil And Spain Report First Monkeypox Deaths Outside Africa
Topline Brazil and Spain recorded the first two monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa Friday, as governments try to combat the disease as it spreads rapidly through Europe and the Americas. The firs...
Monkeypox Symptoms Are Different From Previous Outbreaks, Doctors Warn
Topline People infected with monkeypox during the ongoing global outbreak are displaying symptoms not typically associated with the viral infection, according to research published in the British Medi...
Health secretary calls on Congress and states to do more to help contain monkeypox outbreak
People wait in line for the monkeypox vaccine at the Balboa Sports Center in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on July 27, 2022. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. health secre...
U.S. to release 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses as outbreak spreads
The U.S. will make 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses available to local health departments “as soon as possible” after the Food and Drug Administration approved the shots for dist...
Siga, Peers Rise on Optimism Over Monkeypox Therapies
(Bloomberg) — Shares of Siga Technologies Inc. and other companies making vaccines and antiviral products tied to monkeypox were in focus on Monday, after the World Health Organization declared ...
Monkeypox Vaccine Gets Green Light In Europe
Topline The European Commission on Monday has given Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic permission to expand the label of its smallpox vaccine to include protection against monkeypox, days after the World ...
WHO declares spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of inte...
WHO Calls Monkeypox A Global Health Emergency
Topline The World Health Organization announced Saturday the spread of monkeypox constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, with “a clear risk of further international spread” as ...
Monkeypox Vaccine Gets Thumbs Up From EU Regulator Amid Race To Improve Access
Topline The European Union’s medicines regulator has recommended expanding the label of a smallpox vaccine to include protection against monkeypox, paving the way for expanded access to the shot amid ...
A One-Dose Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy Could Help Extend Scarce Supplies As U.S. Outbreak Grows
Topline Health officials in New York City, San Fransisco, Canada and the U.K. are stretching scarce monkeypox vaccine supplies by focusing on delivering as many first doses to high-risk groups as poss...
It’s Time To Cure The FDA’s Regulatory Sclerosis
WHITE OAK, MD – JULY 20: A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the … [+] headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Image...
Struggling To Find A Monkeypox Shot? Severe Shortages And Technical Mishaps Are Slowing Down Rollouts
Topline Rollout of the monkeypox vaccine nationwide has been hamstrung by logistical, bureaucratic and technical errors, leaving many Americans frustrated and scrambling for scarce doses as experts an...
U.S. Ordering 2.5 Million More Monkeypox Vaccines Amid Reported Rollout Woes
Topline The U.S. has ordered 2.5 million more doses of Jynneos, the Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccine to prevent monkeypox, the Department of Health and Human Services said Friday, while a...
WHO to decide if monkeypox is a global health threat next week
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia on May 15, 2019. Jepayona Delita | Fu...
Monkeypox Symptoms Look Different In Recent Cases Than Previous Outbreaks, Doctors Warn
Topline Monkeypox infections could be flying under the radar as symptoms differ from what doctors have seen in the past, according to a study published Friday in Lancet Infectious Diseases, as public ...
As Monkeypox Spreads, Here’s Who Should Get A Vaccine—And How
Topline Monkeypox vaccines will be offered to anyone in the U.S. who thinks they have been been exposed to the virus and groups most at risk of catching it, including men who have sex with men, measur...
U.S. to deploy nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses to fight outbreak
Mock-up vials labeled “Monkeypox vaccine” are seen in this illustration taken, May 25, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.S. will deploy nearly 300,000 monekypox vaccine doses in the coming...
World Health Organization says monkeypox is not a global health emergency right now
The World Health Organization on Saturday said the rapid spread of monkeypox across dozens of nations does not represent a global health emergency at this time. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghe...
WHO Says Monkeypox Isn’t A Global Health Emergency Yet—But Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ About Spread
Topline The World Health Organization announced Saturday the spread of monkeypox does not yet constitute a public health emergency, but WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “seri...
‘Real Risk’ Monkeypox Gaining ‘Foothold’ In Europe Amid Escalating Outbreak, WHO Warns
Topline There is a “real risk” that monkeypox will gain a foothold in Europe, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday, as it urged governments to take action to curb transmission and engage ...
WHO Will Change Monkeypox Virus Name—Here’s Why Scientists Believe It’s Stigmatizing
Topline The World Health Organization on Tuesday announced it was working with experts to change the name of the monkeypox virus that has spread to more than 20 countries in recent weeks, after a grou...
EU Will Buy 110,000 Monkeypox Vaccines As Global Outbreak Grows
Topline The European Union on Tuesday will ink a deal for 110,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine, the bloc’s health commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced, as officials around the world move to secure s...
What To Know About How Monkeypox Spreads—And Whether You Should Wear A Mask
Topline The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sparked confusion over monkeypox this week after deleting a recommendation for travelers to wear face masks to protect against the disease, a u-t...
CDC raises monkeypox alert as global cases surpass 1,000
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...
The CDC is sending monkeypox vaccines to people at high risk in a race to prevent the spread
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Biden administration has distributed 1,200 monkeypox...
U.S. monkeypox cases have more than doubled in a week to 20, CDC says
The World Health Organization has said that there is a “window” of opportunity to contain a recent monkeypox outbreak which has seen cases spread across Europe, the U.S. and Australia. Nur...
21 Cases Of Monkeypox Identified In 11 States, CDC Says
Topline There are 21 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox in 11 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters Friday, as the disease continues to spread worldwide, with al...
WHO says monkeypox has been spreading undetected as global cases rise to more than 550
In this photo illustration, a photo of a hand infected with the Monkeypox virus is seen through a magnifying glass. Monkeypox is a viral disease that occurs mainly in central and western Africa. Rafae...