The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged anyone who is at increased risk of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, to come forward for their vaccinations before the programme comes to an end.
The warning comes amid a recent rise in cases of the rare infection in the UK with a further 10 cases having been recently diagnosed, bringing the number of UK cases as of May 25 from the beginning of the year to 20. All of the new cases were found in London, and half of those infected were unvaccinated, while two had only received one dose of the vaccine.
Five of the cases picked up mpox in the UK, and four are thought to have contracted it while abroad. One remains under investigation, The Mirror reports.
