<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/world-health-organisation">World Health Organisation</a> said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as the first shot against mpox.</p><p>The approval, known as a pre-qualification, is an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries.</p><p>"This first prequalification of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in Africa, and in future," WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.</p> .Mpox patient at Delhi's LNJP Hospital recovering well, no need to panic: Medical director.<p>Mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is usually mild but can kill, was declared a public emergency of international concern by the WHO last month.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/world-health-organisation">World Health Organisation</a> said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as the first shot against mpox.</p><p>The approval, known as a pre-qualification, is an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries.</p><p>"This first prequalification of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in Africa, and in future," WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.</p> .Mpox patient at Delhi's LNJP Hospital recovering well, no need to panic: Medical director.<p>Mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is usually mild but can kill, was declared a public emergency of international concern by the WHO last month.</p>