Dr. Tedros: The safety and efficacy of vaccines are our highest priority.

WHO Director General dr. Tedros: "The manufacturers of the 2 (mpox) vaccines submitted their application for the emergency use listing last Friday...The safety and efficacy of vaccines are our highest priority. We will not take shortcuts...Last week I gave Gavi and UNICEF the green light to proceed with procuring vaccines in parallel with the EUL process."