The HSE is set to open 11 designated monkeypox vaccination centres from next Monday.
The smallpox vaccine, which offers some protection against the monkeypox virus, will be offered to vulnerable or at risk groups. Ireland has secured 2,000 vials of the vaccine to date, with one vial offering as many as five doses of the vaccine.
The goal is for all at risk groups to receive their vaccine by December. The Oireachtas Committee on Health will hear further details about the vaccination campaign later today.
