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Philippines may get monkeypox vaccines in 2023: DOH

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Health-care worker Ngoc-Chau Tran prepares a syringe with a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at Barnsdall Art Park in Los Angeles, California, US, Aug. 9, 2022. Pop-up vaccination clinics have emerged across Los Angeles County, making vaccinations available only for specific risk groups while supplies are limited. Caroline Brehman, EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/08/10/vax-epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Health-care worker Ngoc-Chau Tran prepares a syringe with a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at Barnsdall Art Park in Los Angeles, California, US, Aug. 9, 2022. Pop-up vaccination clinics have emerged across Los Angeles County, making vaccinations available only for specific risk groups while supplies are limited. <em>Caroline Brehman, EPA-EFE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines may get access to monkeypox vaccines by 2023, the Department of Health said Wednesday, amid rising demand for the jab.</p><p>DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the agency is coordinating with the private sector in procuring vaccines for the disease.</p><p>&quot;Unfortunately, doon po sa mga pag-uusap, ang pinakamaagang deliveries kung sakaling makakabili tayo would still be 2023,&quot; she told ANC&#x27;s &quot;Headstart&quot;.</p><p>The DOH is exploring other avenues to acquire at least a minimal amount of monkeypox vaccines, which will be first given to healthcare workers, she added.</p><p>Three manufacturers of monkeypox vaccines have so far been identified by the agency.</p><p>The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to purchase the jabs as a whole is still at initial stages, Vergeire said. </p><p>&quot;With this Asean, it is still on the stage of exploratory meetings and then the whole Asean membership, these 10 countries, will be procuring as one so that we can have stocks for all of these countries. But at the initial stage pa lang po iyon,&quot; she added.</p><p>More than 16,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in 75 countries so far this year, according to the World Health Organization. The Philippines confirmed its first case on July 29.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/22/philippines-confirms-first-monkeypox-case">Philippines detects first monkeypox case</a></li></ul><p>Vergeire said the patient had since recovered from the disease, discharged from isolation and allowed to interact with other people.</p><p>Monkeypox has long been endemic in Central and Western Africa but there have been outbreaks across the world since May.</p><p>Majority of the cases globally, Vergeire said, were spread via close contact through sexual activity. Other routes include direct contact or by touching objects or fabrics used by someone who is infected.</p><p>&quot;Just to clarify, gusto ho natin sabihin sa ating mga kababayan, kahit sino po maaaring magkaroon ng monkeypox,&quot; Vergeire said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi lang po isang sector ng lipunan ang puwedeng magkaroon nito dahil iba-iba po ang kaniyang pagsalin o pagkakahawa sa ibang tao.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/08/04/22/monkeypox-vaccine-availability-and-effectiveness">Monkeypox vaccine availability and effectiveness</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/29/22/monkeypox-symptoms-diagnosis-treatments-vaccines">Monkeypox symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and vaccines</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2165067" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippines may get access to monkeypox vaccines by 2023, the Department of Health said Wednesday, amid rising demand for the jab.