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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ross Hunter

UK decision not to purchase more monkeypox vaccines ‘concerning and short-sighted’

A SEXUAL health charity has said the UK Government’s decision to go against the advice of health experts and decline the purchase of additional monkeypox vaccines is “concerning and short-sighted”.

An investigation by The Financial Times revealed that the Health Secretary Therese Coffey chose not to procure 70,000 extra doses of the vaccine on September 21, going against the advice of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

It was reported that Coffey did not believe the transaction represented value for money.

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