VDEC Quick to Develop Mpox Immunoassay Amid 2022 Outbreak

Executive summary

The Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC) facilitates the development and evaluation of new vaccines and therapeutics.

VDEC developed an immunoassay at speed during the 2022 global Mpox outbreak that was used to assess serological markers in individuals that have received the Smallpox vaccine and individuals infected with Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox).

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