U.K. wants all eligible people to get monkeypox vaccines due to global rising cases

Latest update

UKHSA is aware of small numbers of locally-acquired cases of clade Ib mpox in the USA, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal which have no connection to countries with known clade Ib mpox transmission.

The UK has a routine mpox vaccination programme in place for eligible groups, including those who:

have multiple sexual partners
have group sex
visit sex-on-premises venues

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-detects-first-case-of-clade-ib-mpox

Urgent warning over rise in deadlier mpox cases in Europe and US as UK officials fear virus may be spreading undetected

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15233755/UK-officials-rise-mpox-cases-Europe-US-transmission.html?ito=social-facebook&ito=social-facebook-health

h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal