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DOH warns vs 'imported' mpox vaccine offers

Arra Perez,

ABS-CBN News

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Colorized transmission electron micrograph of immature mpox virus particles (orange) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (brown), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID


MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday cautioned the public against availing of so-called mpox vaccines that are "imported".

In a public health advisory, the Health department said that these supposed vaccines "have been brought into the country without the careful attention of regulatory agencies like the DOH and its Food and Drug Administration (FDA)".

"Mpox vaccines require certain storage and handling conditions (i.e. ld chain). Without DOH FDA safeguards, there is no way to assure safety and efficacy," the agency said.

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"It is better to get mpox vaccine doses in the Philippines once they are legally available, to ensure that you are getting real, safe, and effective vaccines - and not just a false sense of security," it added.

Earlier, the DOH said it will avail of 2,000 Jynneos vaccine doses to help prevent the spread of mpox in the country.  

The Philippines currently has 15 active cases of mpox--which is mainly transmitted through intimate, skin-to-skin contact.


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