Article 60KPC Monkeypox vaccines rolled out more widely in UK as cases near 800

Monkeypox vaccines rolled out more widely in UK as cases near 800

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Nicola Davis Science correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#60KPC)

Jabs will be offered to some men at higher risk of exposure, even if not a confirmed contact of a case

Vaccines will be offered more widely to people at higher risk of getting monkeypox, in an attempt to help control the unprecedented outbreak in the UK.

Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reveals that up to 20 June there were 793 laboratory confirmed cases in the UK, up from 574 on 16 June - a 38% rise in just four days.

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