Monkeypox vaccines to be offered to high-risk Scots as cases continue to rise

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Monkeypox cases have continued to rise in the UK and now the Scottish Government has confirmed that it will be offering vaccines to those at higher risk.

Previously, close contacts of confirmed cases have been offered a vaccine but a strategy published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recommends that some gay and bisexual men should be offered pre-exposure vaccinations.

The strategy to offer an Imvanex vaccine to men considered to be at higher risk of exposure has been adopted by the Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland (PHS) confirms.

Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection, though it can be passed on by direct contact during sex.The pre-exposure vaccinations are being offered to help control the recent outbreak of the virus.