South Africa Receives First Batch Of Mpox Antiviral Tecovirimat Amid Rising Cases

Behind a paywall, Bloomberg (6/20, Vanek, Subscription Publication) reports, “South Africa received its first batch of antiviral drugs to treat mpox as the number of cases almost doubled.” The therapy, tecovirimat, “will be used to treat patients who have severe health complications while those mild cases will continue to be managed with supportive treatment, the Department of Health said in a statement on Thursday.”