<p>New Delhi: Serum Institute of India on Tuesday said it is currently working to develop a vaccine for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=mpox">mpox</a>, with positive outcomes expected in a year's time.</p>.<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=WHO">World Health Organisation</a> on August 14 declared the mpox outbreak a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/health/explained-who-has-declared-mpox-a-global-health-emergency-what-happens-next-3151474">public health emergency</a> of international concern. The move came after a sudden increase in cases was recorded in parts of Africa.</p>.<p>In India, around 30 mpox cases have been detected since 2022. The most recent case in the country was reported in March 2024.</p>.Mpox is not the new Covid, says WHO official.<p>"In view of the global health emergency declared due to mpox outbreak, Serum Institute of India is currently working on developing a vaccine for this disease to cater to millions of lives that might be at risk," Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said in a statement.</p>.<p>Hopefully, with the ongoing progress, the Pune-based vaccine major will have more updates and positive news to share within a year's time, he added.</p>.<p>The Union Health ministry has issued advisories highlighting that scrutiny at airports and seaports, especially at international entry points will increase.</p>.<p>The government has declared three hospitals -- Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, and Lady Hardinge Medical College -- as nodal centres for the isolation, management and treatment of patients.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Serum Institute of India on Tuesday said it is currently working to develop a vaccine for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=mpox">mpox</a>, with positive outcomes expected in a year's time.</p>.<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=WHO">World Health Organisation</a> on August 14 declared the mpox outbreak a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/health/explained-who-has-declared-mpox-a-global-health-emergency-what-happens-next-3151474">public health emergency</a> of international concern. The move came after a sudden increase in cases was recorded in parts of Africa.</p>.<p>In India, around 30 mpox cases have been detected since 2022. The most recent case in the country was reported in March 2024.</p>.Mpox is not the new Covid, says WHO official.<p>"In view of the global health emergency declared due to mpox outbreak, Serum Institute of India is currently working on developing a vaccine for this disease to cater to millions of lives that might be at risk," Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said in a statement.</p>.<p>Hopefully, with the ongoing progress, the Pune-based vaccine major will have more updates and positive news to share within a year's time, he added.</p>.<p>The Union Health ministry has issued advisories highlighting that scrutiny at airports and seaports, especially at international entry points will increase.</p>.<p>The government has declared three hospitals -- Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, and Lady Hardinge Medical College -- as nodal centres for the isolation, management and treatment of patients.</p>