At least three people in the South West have been vaccinated against monkeypox after close contact, according to health chiefs. Two people in Exeter and one person in Bristol were given a smallpox vaccine after being potentially exposed to monkeypox.
No confirmed cases have been found yet in the South West, and the three people vaccinated were potentially exposed elsewhere. But health bosses in the region are gearing up for an increase in cases and making plans for community testing, and potential hospital admissions.
Stuart Walker, medical director of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, said: “There have been a number of cases of people who have been potentially exposed to monkeypox elsewhere, and then have come back to the South West.
