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Mpox: Vaccine protection only lasts a few months

8 October, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

Boston – While the smallpox vaccination, according to current knowledge, provides lifelong protection, its effectiveness against Mpox appears to be limited in time. A study in JAMA (2024; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.20951) indicates that the… [weiter lesen]

First donated Mpox vaccines prioritized for outbreak hotspots

16 September, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

A child suffering from Mpox is treated in a hospital. /picture allianceXinHua, Zanem Nety Zaidi Kinshasa – The first doses of Mpox vaccine donated to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will initially be used

Mpox: Therapy information for Germany updated

7 September, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

/JUN LI, stock.adobe.com Berlin Against the background of the Mpox outbreak in several African countries, a network of experts at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has updated the treatment instructions for the viral disease in

Democratic Republic of Congo receives first Mpox vaccine doses

7 September, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

Many of those infected are children. /Leandre Murhula, DPS, MRC Kinshasa – The first nearly 100,000 doses for a vaccination campaign against the spread of the disease Mpox have arrived in the Democratic Republic of

Health Minister Philippi on Mpox: “We are well positioned”

30 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

Lower Saxony’s Health Minister Andreas Philippi (SPD)./picture alliance, Marco Rauch Hanover – According to Health Minister Andreas Philippi, Lower Saxony is prepared for a possible first case of Mpox disease. “We are well positioned,” said

Germany donates Mpox vaccine to affected countries

26 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

/picture alliance, Sven Hoppe Berlin Germany is donating 100,000 doses of vaccine to the affected countries in the fight against the disease Mpox in Africa. The vaccine will come from the Bundeswehr’s stocks, said government

Almost 61,000 doses of Mpox vaccine in stock in federal states

23 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

/picture alliance, dpa, Sven Hoppe Berlin – The German federal states still have 60,840 Mpox vaccine doses in stock. It is currently unclear whether any of these will be distributed to African countries with current

WHO declares Mpox outbreak an international health emergency…

15 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

/JUN LI, stock.adobe.com Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) due to the spread of a more dangerous variant of the Mpox virus in Africa.

WHO emergency committee meets due to Mpox spread

14 August, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

Geneva/Addis Ababa – The Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) met today to discuss whether the spread of Mpox in Africa should be declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Until

Sudden increase in Mpox infections in Congo

22 July, 2024 doctor 0 Comments 1 category

/TuMeggy, stock.adobe.com Kinshasa – There is a sharp increase in cases of MPOX infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As the government recently announced, the cabinet was informed of an “exponential increase” in the

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