Monkeypox vaccine to be offered more widely to help control outbreak

Monkeypox vaccine to be offered more widely to help control outbreak A strategy published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recommends that some gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox should be offered vaccines to help control the recent outbreak of the virus.

Although anyone can contract monkeypox, data from the latest outbreak shows higher levels of transmission within – but not exclusive to – the sexual networks of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. UK Health Security Agency

See also:

• Guidance: Monkeypox outbreak: vaccination strategy UK Health Security Agency
• Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates UK Health Security Agency
• Research: Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview UK Health Security Agency