Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates

Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates

Latest UKHSA has published the latest epidemiological overview for the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. Previous Thursday 1 September 2022 Monkeypox case linked with travel to West Africa identified UKHSA has confirmed that an... Read more »
Monkeypox vaccines to be piloted in smaller but equally effective doses

Monkeypox vaccines to be piloted in smaller but equally effective doses

Three NHS sites are set to begin a pilot offering eligible patients smaller but equally effective doses of the vaccine used for the UK’s monkeypox outbreak, stretching existing supplies to protect more... Read more »
UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100

UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100

British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority of them in London, officials... Read more »
NHS steps up vaccination programme against monkeypox in London

NHS steps up vaccination programme against monkeypox in London

The NHS is stepping up its NHS vaccination programme against monkeypox in London as more supplies of a jab come on stream. On Tuesday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it... Read more »
Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ after 71% of UK monkeypox cases seen in London

Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ after 71% of UK monkeypox cases seen in London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned the Government to urgently tackle the spread of monkeypox after 71% of recent cases have been reported in the capital. Between May 6 and July 11... Read more »
High risk UK contacts of monkeypox cases told to self-isolate and avoid children for three weeks

High risk UK contacts of monkeypox cases told to self-isolate and avoid children for three weeks

British holidaymakers have been urged to stay ‘alert’ to the dangers of monkeypox as the number of cases is set to rise today and the Government is urging high-risk contacts to self-isolate for... Read more »
Belgium becomes first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine

Belgium becomes first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine

Belgium has become the first country to introduce a compulsory 21-day monkeypox quarantine – as 14 countries now confirm outbreaks o f the viral disease and doctors warn of a ‘significant rise’ in... Read more »
Massachusetts officials confirm first human case of monkeypox

Massachusetts officials confirm first human case of monkeypox

Health officials in Massachusetts have detected a monkeypox infection in a man who has recently returned from Canada. Its Department of Health said the individual was hospitalized, but in a ‘good condition’. They are... Read more »