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Now playing Next Health news African nations 'relegated to a footnote' in monkeypox vaccine efforts Scientists say that unlike campaigns to stop COVID-19, mass vaccination against monkeypox won’t be necessary - targeted use of the available doses could shut down the expanding epidemics. 30/07/2022
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Now playing Next Health news Monkeypox: WHO declares global health emergency More than 16,000 cases have now been reported across 74 countries, according to the World Health Organisation. 23/07/2022
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Now playing Next France French authorities 'encourage' mask use as COVID cases surge Virus-related hospitalisations rose quickly in France over the past two weeks, with nearly 1,000 patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospital each day. 02/07/2022
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Now playing Next Health news Monkeypox outbreak: Everything you should know about the virus so far The smallpox-related virus has been mostly affecting men who have sex with men. Authorities are trying to curb its spread without perpetuating stigma. 28/06/2022
Now playing Next Health news Which countries are using monkeypox vaccines? The number of monkeypox cases in Western countries is growing. Here’s a list of which nations are buying vaccines. 27/05/2022
Now playing Next Health news Monkeypox: Where has the smallpox-like virus spread so far? The virus is normally limited to certain parts of Africa but dozens of cases have now been confirmed across Europe, where authorities warn it could become endemic. 23/05/2022
Now playing Next Health news This monkeypox antiviral drug may soon be in high demand Shares in companies that make antiviral drugs to fight smallpox and related viruses have soared as monkeypox cases multiply in Europe and North America. 20/05/2022
Now playing Next Health news What are the COVID subvariants we should really care about? Confused with the Omicron alphabet soup? We make sense of subvariants such as BA.4 and BA.5 and what they mean for the COVID pandemic. 17/05/2022