EU backs new monkeypox jab method to stretch vaccine supply

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A health worker prepares a dose of Monkeypox vaccine at the Edison municipal vaccination centre. (Photo: AFP)
The EU's drug regulator on Friday authorised a new technique for monkeypox injections that will allow more people to be inoculated against the disease as supplies of the vaccine run short. Countries can now administer the Imvanex jab just below the top layer of skin, instead of fully below the skin as they currently do, using just one fifth the amount of vaccine, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement. Read More Region & World  Jordan News Read More Sterling rises against dollar, euro "Coordinated sabotage" causes disruptions to French rail lines ahead of Paris Olympics Russia might launch nuclear-tipped missiles in retaliation for US placing weapons in Germany
The EU's drug regulator on Friday authorised a new technique for monkeypox injections that will allow more people to be inoculated against the disease as supplies of the vaccine run short.

Countries can now administer the Imvanex jab just below the top layer of skin, instead of fully below the skin as they currently do, using just one fifth the amount of vaccine, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement.

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