Gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox will be offered a vaccine to help control the recent outbreak of the virus.
It comes as the number of monkeypox cases in the UK has risen by 219, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) having confirmed on Tuesday that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 793.
Now, a new vaccination strategy published by the agency recommends offering the smallpox vaccine Imvanex, to men considered to be at higher risk of exposure.