The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most.

It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a U.N. health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst affected country will depend on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease.

LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU's drug regulator for use in adolescents, bolstering the case for using the shot in the 12 to 17 age group to contain an outbreak in parts of Africa.

The European Commission on Friday extended the authorization of the Imvanex mpox vaccine to teenagers aged 12 to 17. "Although the overall risk of being infected with mpox for the general EU population remains low,

The European Commission has approved Bavarian Nordic's (OTCPK:BVNRY)(OTCPK:BVNKF) mpox shot for adolescents between 12 and 17 years old. Approval was based on data from a clinical study of more than 300 adolescents and 200 adults that found non-inferior immune responses and similar safety profile between both age groups after two standard doses