WHO prequalifies first mpox vaccine, speeding access to fight the outbreak in Africa, with doses arriving in the DRC.
The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine — a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
“We now need urgent scale up in procurement, donations and rollout to ensure equitable access to vaccines where they are needed most… to prevent infections, stop transmission and save lives.” WHO said it had based its prequalification assessment on information submitted by the manufacturer of the MVA-BN vaccine, Bavarian Nordic A/S, and review by the European Medicines Agency.
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