Tuesday, September 17, 2024

NHS / UK Health Will Offer Mpox Vaccines To At Risk Groups…

We applaud this proactive step by UK public health authorities.

We are not aware of a single Clade Ib case in Britain, but biology would suggest that is only a matter of time.

Here is the latest from the BBC:
. . .An mpox vaccine will be offered to thousands of men who have sex with men and some healthcare workers in the UK to boost protection against a form of the virus at the centre of an outbreak in parts of Africa, the government has said.

It has bought more than 150,000 doses and plans to offer them over time to groups at higher risk of becoming infected, starting with those who are unvaccinated. . . .

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK was also providing support to the DRC. . . .

The UK has announced £3m of funding to help efforts to tackle mpox and cholera outbreaks in the DRC, and prevent further spread to neighbouring countries. . . .


Be excellent to one another. . . on a flawless morning in the steel and glass canyons now -- prior to a trip to the granite and pine lined ones -- coincidentally, also by a vast azure freshwater lake. . . on the other side of the continent. . . smile.





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