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WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as first shot against mpox

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WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as first shot against mpox

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13th September 2024

By: Reuters

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as the first shot against mpox.

The approval, known as a pre-qualification, is an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries.

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"This first prequalification of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in Africa, and in future," WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is usually mild but can kill, was declared a public emergency of international concern by the WHO last month.

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