Smallpox may be gone but U.S. should better prepare for its
Mar 26, 2024 · But a new report concludes that the United States can do much to strengthen its ability to respond if the dreaded disease resurfaces, whether naturally, through a lab “leak” of the responsible virus, or from an act of terrorism.
The eradication of smallpox set the stage for today's mpox ... - NPR
Oct 8, 2024 · Alarmed doctors suspected smallpox but, instead, they soon discovered something even more bewildering: The first-known human case of monkeypox, now called mpox. The child was patient zero. Today,...
Victory over smallpox has lessons for public health threats in ... - NPR
Mar 18, 2024 · Smallpox workers understood the need to build trust through partnerships: The WHO's global smallpox eradication program paired its epidemiologists with Indian and Bangladeshi community health...
Smallpox Preparedness and Response Updates from FDA
May 3, 2023 · This page covers FDA's role in smallpox preparedness and response, and information about smallpox including fast facts, medical countermeasures, guidance for industry, and consumer protection.
Bavarian Nordic has $340 mln orders for its mpox, smallpox …
23 hours ago · STOCKHOLM, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic , opens new tab said on Friday the order book for delivery of its vaccine for mpox and smallpox in 2025 currently totals around 2.40 ...
Mpox is spreading rapidly. Here are the questions researchers are ...
Aug 28, 2024 · When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public-health emergency over mpox earlier this month, it was because a concerning form of the virus that causes the disease had spread to...
Action Needed to Improve U.S. Smallpox Readiness and …
Mar 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that action is needed to enhance U.S. readiness for smallpox and related diseases, as well as to improve diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics that could be used in case of an outbreak.
FDA approves first live, non-replicating vaccine to prevent smallpox ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Jynneos Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Non-Replicating, for the prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in...
Vials found in Pennsylvania lab did not contain smallpox as ... - NBC News
Nov 19, 2021 · Frozen vials with “smallpox” labels found at a Pennsylvania lab contain the virus used in the vaccine for the virus and not the virus that causes the disease, public health officials said...
Potential single-dose smallpox and mpox vaccine moves forward
2 days ago · Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of serious side effects; the other, which is newer and made with ...