While the risk of contracting monkeypox remains very low, experts have recommended that some people considered to be at greater risk of exposure should be vaccinated.
The NHS is scaling up its monkeypox vaccination programme in London as the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 2,000 across the country.
The UK Health Security Agency has procured an additional 100,000 doses of the jab to help tackle the spread of the virus., according to the latest figures released on 18 July., the majority of cases continue to be in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. As a result, experts have recommended that gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to the virus should be offered a vaccine against smallpox called Imvanex."While the risk of monkeypox remains very low and nearly every case we have seen so far has recovered quickly, over 2,000 people have been affected by the virus," said Steve Russell, NHS director of vaccinations.
"On the whole, the cases we are seeing are among gay and bisexual men or men who have sex with men, with a significant number coming from London and so it is vital that those who are most likely to get the virus get vaccinated as quickly as possible."
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