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China's drug regulator clears mpox vaccine; to undergo clinical trial

The process can take years, even decades. However, the National Medical Products Administration, China's top drug regulator, has launched a number of accelerated or streamlined channels to facilitate applications of novel drugs and vaccines or those in urgent need, state-run China Daily reported on Tuesday.

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U.S. allows alternate monkeypox vaccine injection method to boost supply

The FDA authorization comes after the United States and the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency to bolster the response against the outbreak.
WHO Europe expects more monkeypox-related deaths

The Spanish health ministry recorded a second monkeypox-related death on Saturday, a day after Spain and Brazil reported their first fatalities.
New York asks WHO to re-name 'stigmatizing' monkeypox

Vasan referenced the "painful and racist history within which terminology like (monkeypox) is rooted for communities of color."
US buys more monkeypox vaccine as global case count grows

As of Friday, the U.S. had identified 45 cases in 15 states and the District of Columbia. More than 1,300 cases have been found in about 30 other countries outside the areas of Africa where the virus is endemic. Officials say the risk to the American public is low, but they are taking steps to assure people that medical measures are in place to deal with the growing problem.
Moderna testing potential monkeypox vaccines

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases since the first was reported on May 7 outside the countries where it usually spreads.