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Reuters
Reuters
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By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby

Europe to consider "dose-sparing" to increase monkeypox vaccine, WHO seeks trials

FILE PHOTO: A person receives a dose of the Jynneos vaccine at Spallanzani Hospital, as vaccinations against monkeypox began in Rome, Italy, August 8, 2022. Spallanzani Hospital/Handout via REUTERS

Health officials in Europe are discussing whether to follow a move by the United States to stretch out scarce monkeypox vaccine supplies, with the World Health Organization calling for more data.

There have been 27,800 monkeypox cases - largely among men who have sex with men - and 12 deaths worldwide this year.

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