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mRNA vaccine provides enhanced protection against mpox
The mRNA vaccine candidate more effectively limited symptoms and disease duration in non-human primates.
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Where should the priority be for monkeypox vaccine allocations?
Canadian researchers underwent a modelling study to explore optimal allocation of vaccines against monkeypox virus (MPXV), that prioritises vaccines to larger networks with more initial infections and greater potential for spread is best.
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Monkeypox mutations cause virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines
Researchers show how monkeypox mutations cause virus to replicate, spread faster.
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Monkeypox an international health emergency, WHO declares
The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of alert.
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Thanks to existing vaccines, monkeypox could be containable
Governments outside of Africa have launched limited vaccinations to fight against the rising number of monkeypox cases.
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Lethal poxviruses could be rendered harmless with single gene removal
Researchers report that removing the vSLFN gene from the ectromelia virus (ECTV) caused a potent immune response which protected animal models.
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Vaccinia virus hijacks cellular movements to spread
To spread throughout the body, the vaccinia virus mimics the infected cells' own proteins enabling the cell to move around and spread...