Liverpool is now offering the Monkeypox vaccine to those who are at the highest risk of infection.
According to the Government’s website, Monkeypox is caused by a virus similar to smallpox, therefore vaccines against smallpox are expected to prevent or reduce the severity of the monkeypox infection. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended using the Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine more widely to help also reduce the spread of the infection.
However, there is a limited supply of the MVA vaccine, so initially, one dose is being offered to those at highest risk first. As more vaccine supplies become available, more people will be offered the first dose of the vaccine. Additional supplies are expected soon and those next in line will be offered the vaccine as soon as it becomes available.
