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Health officials seek monkeypox vaccines, urge health emergency declaration

WASHINGTON — Public health officials are pressing the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency for monkeypox and say a lack of resources has forced clinics to ration vaccines and treatments, and even motivated some patients to head to Canada for monkeypox vaccines.

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Monkeypox Cases Continue To Spread Across the U.S. as 3 States Declare Emergencies

They're trying to pressure the federal government into getting organized about vaccines.

Reason

Monkeypox: Central Govt constitutes task force to take a call on vaccination of close contacts

Health Minister says disease is not new and there is no need to panic

The Hindu

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Paris ramps up fight against monkeypox with new vaccine centre serving most-affected groups

French health authorities announced Tuesday that 2,171 monkeypox cases have so far been confirmed in France, more than half of them in the Paris region. To combat this rising number, local authorities have opened the capital’s first vaccination centre dedicated entirely to administering the smallpox vaccine – which has been…

France 24

COVID: antiviral drugs are a vital weapon – but misusing them could backfire

The “living with COVID” strategy being pursued by many countries relies heavily on two key pillars. First, that vaccines continue to protect most people from severe disease. And second, that where they don’t, people will receive antiviral treatments. But are the antivirals currently available sufficiently effective, accessible and durable?

The Conversation

Sri Lankan president says COVID-19 cases are rising again

Sri Lanka's president says COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising in the country, and citizens should receive a fourth vaccine dose to prevent a possible surge of the coronavirus

The Independent UK

Madhya Pradesh: Covishield stock ends in four dists of Indore, Ujjain divisions

INDORE: Four districts of Malwa-Nimar have exhausted their stock of Covishield vaccine on Monday amidst ongoing drive for precaution dose, show records.

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Covid reinfections: How likely are you to catch coronavirus again as cases rise?

Do vaccines and booster shots protect against new variants? Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK

Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Till date eight cases of monkeypox disease have been detected in India, out of which five have foreign travel history, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said

The Hindu

The gap between monkeypox vaccine demand and supply is dire in hotspot cities

Health officials worry that the outbreak could become the country's second major public health disaster in as many years if we don't work faster to contain it.

Axios

Bharat Biotech expects regulator’s nod for intranasal COVID-19 vaccine this month

Bharat Biotech completed clinical trials of the nasal vaccine with about 4,000 volunteers and there is no side effect or adverse reaction reported so far

The Hindu

New York polio patient left paralysed has same strain found in UK and Jerusalem

A New York man who has been left paralysed has suffered the same polio strain as found in London and Jerusalem it has been confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox in Australia: should you be worried? And who can get the vaccine?

On July 23, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” – the highest global alert level for a disease outbreak.

The Conversation

California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency

California’s governor has declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak

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Tribune News Service

Connecticut monkeypox vaccination clinics see strong demand on 1st day

The response was heavy to the opening of Connecticut’s monkeypox vaccine clinics Monday, according to representatives of the sites designated by the state.

Bangkok Post

First vaccine batch due later this month

Thailand's first batch of 1,000 monkeypox vaccine doses is expected to arrive later this month, but the authorities have yet to decide who should get them first, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

The Hindu

Monkeypox is not COVID, but need to keep a watch, says top scientist

Smallpox vaccine can protect people from getting monkeypox, says Rakesh Mishra

France 24

Paris monkeypox vaccine rollout gains momentum

Despite a shortage of healthcare professionals to administer shots, a monkeypox vaccination campaign is gaining momentum in the Paris region, which has been the epicentre of France's outbreak. France has the fifth-highest number of monkeypox cases worldwide – nearly 2,000, the national health authorities said on Friday.

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Benzinga

Monkeypox Stocks On The Move: What Investors Should Know About The Outbreak

The World Health Organization has declared the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox a global health emergency. The monkeypox crisis isn't as severe as the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has a number of health care and biotech stocks on the move.

Daily Mirror

Novak Djokovic still preparing for US Open despite entry ban and vaccine refusal

Novak Djokovic is currently unable to participate in the US Open having not been vaccinated but the Serbian is still gearing up for the possibility he may be allowed to play in New York

Radio France Internationale

France ends Covid state of emergency, dissolves scientific council

A new committee to monitor and anticipate health risks was created in France on Sunday to replace the scientific council on Covid and the vaccine strategy steering committee, bringing an end to the state of emergency imposed since the beginning of the pandemic.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Africa Excluded from Monkeypox Vaccine Distribution Race

WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office Ahmed al-Mandhari has repeatedly stated that “no one is safe until everyone is safe.” This statement, which he was keen to mention in many press conferences held by the regional office since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, underscores the importance…

The Guardian - UK

Global monkeypox vaccine race sparks fears that poorer nations will lose out

World Health Organization calls for worldwide equity as case numbers grow and countries compete for 16.4 million doses

Tribune News Service

Commentary: To stem the spread of monkeypox, health departments tap into networks of those most at risk

On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. It was a contentious decision, with the WHO’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, making the final call and overruling the WHO’s emergency committee. The advisory committee’s disagreements mirrored debates that have been unfolding among…

Tribune News Service

Cynthia M. Allen: Blame doctors’ pandemic policies for part of the drop in kids getting childhood vaccines

I’m not alone when I confess that the COVID era wreaked havoc on my kids’ annual pediatrician visits.

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