Mpox virus is back. Are India’s vaccine makers Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech ready?
Synopsis
The mpox virus that started from Central Africa has now reached Europe and closer to home, Pakistan. While it’s too early to gauge the threat of a potential pandemic, India must prioritise countermeasures and prepare for possible outbreaks.
Mpox is the latest scare word ripping through the world. The pressing questions are: Is a deadly pandemic like Covid-19 already here? Do we have an effective vaccine ready in case the situation takes a serious turn? Given that mpox virus has made three surges in as many years, it seems to have turned more contagious this time. The health crisis seen in some parts of the world mirrors 2020, when a global health emergency was sounded off – a small
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