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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst

More monkeypox jabs arrive in Australia to boost vaccination rate ahead of WorldPride events

Nurse administering monkeypox vaccine
Despite only one case of monkeypox being notified in October, health advocates are emphasising the need for vigilance and vaccination. Photograph: Isabella Moore

The federal government has launched a new national advertising campaign to promote monkeypox vaccination to a “post-Covid and vaccine-fatigued audience”.

The health minister, Mark Butler, will also announce on Monday that a second shipment of almost 40,000 vials of the monkeypox vaccine Jynneos has arrived in Australia and will be made available through the states and territories.

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