Respiratory virus epidemiology in the Pacific Island Countries for EPI - WK 39, 2024
Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus in PICs:
RSV Vaccine FYI :WHO now recommends the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant women, or that newborns receive a dose of monoclonal antibodies to protect them against severe RSV, Health Policy Watch reported.
WHO is currently tracking several SARS-CoV-2 variants, including:
Global situation update based on available data:
· 04 October 2024, there have been no major changes to the global epidemiological trends in mpox during the past week.
· Since 1 January 2022, there have been 106,310 laboratory confirmed mpox cases and 234 deaths across 123 countries, according to WHO data.