Australia can avoid big monkeypox outbreak with targeted vaccination, health experts say

Call for vaccines to be prioritised for gay and bisexual men who have travelled internationally

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Australia is in a good position to avoid a significant monkeypox outbreak by the time of WorldPride in Sydney in 2023 if state and federal governments harness the capability of sexual health organisations and appropriately target vaccines to gay and bisexual men over the coming months, experts say.

As cases climb into the tens of thousands in the northern hemisphere, Australia on Thursday declared monkeypox a communicable disease incident of national significance".