WHO Direcor Tedros Promises Mpox Vaccine Approval Decision ‘Within Weeks"

As Mpox Outbreak Overshadows WHO Africa Conference, Tedros Promises Vaccine Decision ‘Within Weeks’ - Health Policy Watch The World Health Organization (WHO) will decide on whether to issue an emergency use listing (EUL) for an mpox vaccine within three weeks after its Health Policy Watch

The World Health Organization (WHO) will decide on whether to issue an emergency use listing (EUL) for an mpox vaccine within three weeks after its manufacturer supplied the global body with all the required information last Friday, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the opening of the WHO Africa regional conference on Monday.

The WHO has been criticised for being too slow to evaluate potential mpox vaccines already approved by the US and Europe, thus leaving Africa dependent on donated vaccines.

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