EU purchases extra 170,932 doses of monkeypox vaccines
The European Commission has made an announcement on September 1 that it has purchased an additional 170,932 doses of monkeypox vaccines from Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic.
Belgium logs first death due to monkeypox
Belgium has logged its first death due to monkeypox, the Sciensano public health institute disclosed on Wednesday in its latest weekly update.
WHO observes ‘encouraging early signs’ of slowdown in monkeypox in Europe
The European regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) has observed “encouraging early signs” of a slowdown in the monkeypox epidemic in Europe.
COVID-19 became reason for deaths of 10,000 people in Flanders in 2020: Reports
The situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic in Flanders has resulted in the deaths of over 10,000 people in 2020.
China tests fish caught at sea for COVID-19
The health authorities of China are now testing fish caught at sea to make sure they are not carriers of the COVID-19 and thus limit the spread of the virus in China.
US: CDC head admits that agency fails to deal against COVID-19 properly
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has admitted that her agency had failed to deal in a proper way with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Brussels to open new telephone information number to solve queries related to monkeypox
The capital city of Brussels is also opening a new telephone information number, which is especially for all queries which are mostly related to the virus from next week.
‘Bavarian Nordic’-licensed vaccine company unsure to curb the rising cases of monkeypox: Sorensen
The company “Bavarian Nordic”, which manufactures the only licensed vaccine for monkeypox, is not sure whether it can meet demand as infections continue to rise around the world, one of its managers, Rolf Sass Sorensen, said.
WHO issues public call for proposals for new name of monkeypox, as current name comes racist
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a public call for proposals for a new name for the monkeypox virus, as the present name can come around as stigmatising or racist.