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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Vaccine appears to protect against monkeypox, CDC says

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

At-risk people who received a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine in U.S. efforts against the virus appeared to be significantly less likely to get sick, public health officials announced Wednesday, even as they urged a second dose for full protection.

It was the first look public health officials have offered into how the Jynneos vaccine is affecting monkeypox, a virus that is primarily spread among men who have sex with infected men.

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