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Scientists race to test vaccines for Uganda’s Ebola outbreak

Science

29 September 2022

Current approved vaccines cannot control this outbreak because it’s being driven by a distant viral relative of Zaire ebolavirus, known as Sudan ebolavirus, which last caused an outbreak, also in Uganda, in 2012.

keywords: sudan strain, vaccines, VHF, Zaire ebolavirus

Polio vaccines: WHO position paper – June 2022

WHO

1 June 2022

This position paper on polio vaccines replaces the 2016 WHO position paper, and summarizes recent developments in the field.

keywords: Poliovirus, vaccines

Monkeypox Update: FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of JYNNEOS Vaccine to Increase Vaccine Supply

FDA

For individuals 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection, the EUA now allows for a fraction of the JYNNEOS dose to be administered between the layers of the skin (intradermally).

keywords: JYNNEOS, Monkeypox, poxvirus, vaccines

Zika Virus Vaccines

NIH

NIAID is developing multiple vaccine candidates to prevent Zika virus infection.

keywords: vaccines, zika virus

Key Facts About Monkeypox Vaccine

FDA

JYNNEOS is the only FDA-licensed vaccine in the United States to prevent monkeypox disease in individuals 18 years of age and older.

keywords: JYNNEOS, Monkeypox, vaccines

Ebola Vaccines

NIH

keywords: ebola, vaccines, VHF