WHO Invites Vaccine Manufacturers to Join Fight Against Growing Mpox Outbreak

An emergency use listing means the vaccines can be approved for use in lower-income countries where they are not licensed, and will allow international organizations like Gavi and UNICEF to procure them for wider distribution.

Doctor with vial of the doses vaccine for MPOX monkeypox disease
More vaccines are needed to tackle the spread of mpox • Source: Shutterstock

The World Health Organization has triggered an emergency use listing (EUL) process for two vaccines against mpox after the current outbreak of the disease spread outside the Democratic Republic of Congo to a number of neighboring countries.

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