Monkeypox: WHO Advises Antiviral Use In Trials Or Expanded Access Programs
Executive Summary
With more than 1,200 confirmed cases of monkeypox in 28 non-endemic countries and disease incidence also rising in Africa, the WHO and the US CDC have each updated their guidance on the use of antiviral products. The US has just ordered 500,000 more doses of Bavarian Nordic's smallpox vaccine, Jynneos.
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