Exclusive-Vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million in funds for mpox shots

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The global vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million to spend on getting shots to countries affected by an escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, its chief executive Sania Nishtar told Reuters. Gavi helps countries with less resources buy and deploy vaccines, usually against childhood vaccines like measles, but it expanded into broader efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is available in the organization’s ‘First Response’ fund, which was set up after global health agencies like Gavi were left behind by high-income countries in procuring vaccines during the early days of COVID-19.

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