Two samples from suspected monkeypox cases go through a nucleic acid extraction process as they are tested in a microbiology laboratory at La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain, June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera/Files
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MADRID, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Spanish health authorities approved a new monkeypox vaccination strategy on Monday, allowing more people to be vaccinated with smaller doses amid tight supplies, the health ministry said in a statement.
Each dose of Bavarian Nordic’s ( BAVA.CO ) Imvanex vaccine, the only monkeypox vaccine currently available, will be divided into five doses, with exceptions for pregnant women and immunocompromised people, the ministry said.
With the new strategy, Spain follows in the footsteps of Britain, which also approved the use of smaller doses of the monkeypox vaccine on Monday, following the European Medicines Agency’s decision last week to allow “dose-saving”. Read more
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On Monday, Spain received another 5,000 doses of the vaccine, bringing the total received to more than 17,000 doses.
Spain is among the countries worst hit by the disease, registering more than 6,119 cases of monkeypox since May.
Worldwide, more than 40,000 cases have been reported in 80 non-endemic countries.
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Reporting by Christina Tickjaer; Editing by Alex Richardson
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