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Moderna Testing Potential Monkeypox Vaccines

Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases since the first was reported on May 7 outside the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 24, 2022

WHO says monkeypox 'containable' as more govts start limited vaccinations

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Africa objects to U.S. push to reform health rules at WHO assembly

African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a U.S.-led proposal to reform the International Health Regulations (IHR), a move delegates say might prevent passage at the World Health Organization's annual assembly.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

FDA Removes Clinical Hold On Ocugen's COVID Vaccine Trial

The FDA has lifted the clinical hold on Ocugen Inc's (NASDAQ:OCGN) Phase 2/3 trial, OCU-002, for Covaxin (BBV152), a whole virus inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate.  In April, the agency paused the trials of the shot, Covaxin, after an inspection of a Bharat Biotech facility by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed deficiencies…

Benzinga · May 23, 2022

Monkeypox isn’t like HIV, but gay and bisexual men are at risk of unfair stigma

The first case of monkeypox in the current outbreak was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 7. The person in question had recently returned to the UK from Nigeria, where they are believed to have contracted the infection. Since then, further cases have been reported in over…

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Monkeypox in the US: Where is the disease and will it spread?

Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe

A doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group has described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Taiwan fails in bid to join WHO assembly after China pressure

Taiwan's bid to attend the World Health Organization's annual assembly was rejected on Monday, the assembly said, after a campaign of diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island, which it considers to be one of its own provinces.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Alcohol marketing has crossed borders and entered the metaverse – how do we regulate the new digital risk?

The World Health Organization’s newly released report on regulating cross-border alcohol marketing raises the alarm for countries like Australia and New Zealand, given their light touch towards alcohol advertising.

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200 member states at the U.N agency's annual assembly this week.

Reuters · May 22, 2022