Mumbai, August 20,2024
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India , on Tuesday said he is hopeful of a vaccine against the viral infection Mpox (monkeypox) amid a global upsurge of cases.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had recently declared the Mpox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern.
Poonawalla, in a statement said, “In view of the global health emergency declared due to Mpox outbreak, Serum Institute of India is currently working on developing a vaccine for this disease to cater to millions of lives that might be at risk.”
