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Africa's alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses

Africa still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it's the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that's newly declared a global emergency, its public health agency announced ...

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First monkeypox case reported in Japan

Japan on Monday confirmed its first case of monkeypox, detected in a man in his 30s who had traveled overseas, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike announced.

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EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypox

The European Medicines Agency said Friday that the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox, as the outbreak of the once-rare disease continues to sicken people across the continent.

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CDC backs COVID vaccine from Novavax

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday gave its blessing for the emergency use of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth coronavirus shot to be approved in the United States.

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Russia reports first case of monkeypox

Russia on Tuesday said it had detected the first case of monkeypox in the country in a man who returned from a trip to several European nations.

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