A monkeypox vaccine is available in the UK but only certain people will be able to receive it.
The rollout comes after the World Health Organisation declared monkeypox a global health emergency. The rare infection is mainly spread by wild animals in parts of west or central Africa. The risk of catching it in the UK tends to be low, however, the total number of cases reported by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has risen to over 2,000.
Gay men, bisexual men or men who have sex with other men in particular, have been urged to pay extra attention to the symptoms of the virus as the UKHSA claims “the majority of the cases” identified to date have been among this group.
