A Professor of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Prof. Simeon Cadmus has called for investment in vaccine and therapeutic research to mitigate the impact of Mpox in future outbreaks.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the addition of the MVA-BN vaccine to its prequalification list, marking the first vaccine against mpox to receive this designation.
A recent study from Ontario, Canada, has revealed that Bavarian Nordic A/S’s smallpox vaccine, marketed as Imvamune in Canada and Jynneos in the US, was 58% effective in preventing mpox infections after a single dose.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has called for urgent global action to increase access to Mpox vaccines and prioritize public health over profits, emphasizing the importance of health security.
Philanthropist, Bill Gates, has highlighted the challenges associated with local vaccine production in Nigeria, citing regulatory complexities and economic scale as significant barriers.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has expressed its readiness to combat the spread of zoonotic disease with 23 million doses of Mpox vaccine this year.
“We will now work with regulators and our partners to align on a clear path forward to conclude this chapter and significant contribution to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
An Epidemiologist, Dr Muhammad Balogun, has stressed the efficacy of vaccines in preventing diseases.
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