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Jacob Rawley

Monkeypox warning as WHO say groups including children and pregnant women could be at risk

The WHO have expressed concern around vulnerable groups as Monkeypox continues to spread. High-risk groups include children, the immunocompromised and pregnant women.

The latest figures have shown 1,235 cases across the UK, and 27 of those have been recorded in Scotland. Ahead of a summer of large gatherings following eased Covid restrictions the WHO has shared it's concerns for those at a higher risk.

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said: "I'm concerned about sustained transmission because it would suggest the virus establishing itself and it could move into high-risk groups including children, the immunocompromised and pregnant women."

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