Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced plans to vaccinate people in Ireland who are deemed 'at high risk' from monkeypox infection.
The Minister has said following new NIAC recommendations, he plans to extend the use of the smallpox vaccine for those individuals at high risk of monkeypox.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made their recommendations to the Interim Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on July 22. Professor Breda Smyth has endorsed these recommendations.
