Monkeypox: Gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to be offered vaccines

Monkeypox cells (stock image)

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Vaccines should be offered to gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox, the UK Health Security Agency has said.

In a statement, the UKHSA recommended offering the smallpox vaccine Imvanex to those at risk of catching the virus as it “is shown to be effective against monkeypox”.