India in talks for monkeypox vaccine as global outbreak spreads

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NEW DELHI - India has started discussions with vaccine makers for developing a monkeypox vaccine, should the need arise, a senior government official said on Wednesday as cases rise globally.

"We are already engaging with the potential players," said Dr Vinod Kumar Paul, a member of government think-tank NITI Aayog and head of the national task force on Covid-19.

India has tightened its nationwide surveillance, and those with symptoms should get tested for the disease, which is"imminently treatable", Dr Paul said.of international concern in a controversial and divided ruling on Saturday .

 

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