Monkeypox Real Time News Today

With India already having reported four cases of Monkeypox, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), said that he is planning to develop an mRNA vaccine against monkeypox in association with its global partner Novavax.

The Indian pharmaceutical industry is considering developing new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics after the entry of a viral disease into the country.

Private company develops RT-PCR based kit for Monkeypox Virus - RT-PCR Kit can differentiate between Smallpox and Monkeypox in a one-tube single reaction format, with a total turnaround time of 1 hour.

The Real-Time PCR Kit  kit made by the firm can differentiate between Smallpox and Monkeypox in about 1hour of turnaround time.

With spike in monkeypox cases around the world, India is keeping a close watch on developments related to the disease.