Mpox: how is the UK preparing for the latest variant?
With the first cases of a new mpox strain emerging in Europe and Asia in August 2024, the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern” for the second time in two years. So what is the ‘clade I’ mpox virus and what risk does it pose to the UK?
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The UK government announced on 16 September 2024 that it has ordered more than 150,000 doses of mpox vaccine to help ensure the UK is prepared for any cases of a new clade of the virus that may enter the country.
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