The European Commission extends the marketing authorization of Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox vaccine Imvanex to also cover monkeypox.

World Health Organization (WHO) already declared monkey pox as public health emergency. Recent update on monkey pox cases shows how rapidly it is spreading worldwide.

Netherlands reports 106 new confirmed cases of monkeypox.
Mississippi reports its first case of monkeypox.
Japan reports its first case of monkeypox.
Brazil reports 117 new confirmed cases of monkeypox.
A “public health emergency” is declared in Harris County, Texas after the number of monkeypox cases rapidly increase in the state. It is announced that Texas will receive over 14,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine.
Germany reports 82 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,352.
Guadeloupe reports its first case of monkeypox in a man in his 20s who travelled from Metropolitan France.